The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association’s (CPCA) highest honor, the Roy Kennedy Outstanding Achievement Award for 2014, will be presented to Mike Klein, President and CEO of Dominion Colour Corp.

Nicolae Bordeanu has joined Sika Automotive USA, Madison Heights, MI, transferring from Sika Automotive Switzerland.

To support its continued growth and expansion in the Asia-Pacific region, Michelman has hired Richard Yang as its new Regional Sales Manager, Asia-Pacific, Chemical Specialties, and Country Manager, China.

Dover Chemical Corp. announced a series of leadership changes designed to support the company’s future growth.

Earlier this year, car manufacturer Nissan revealed an innovative self-cleaning paint that repels dirt. Now, according to experts, this type of super-hydrophobic coating will be available to superyachts within two years and is already in the research and development stage at many paint companies.

Maroon Group LLC announced the appointment of Howard Hubert to the position of Chief Commercial Officer and Anton Dolenc to the position of Director of Operations, Avon.

Emerald Kalama Chemical, a business group of Emerald Performance Materials, has appointed Shamsi Gravel to be the Vice President of its K-FLEX^® line of plasticizers and coalescents.

Ron Levin has joined the CJB Industries’ management team. As Manager of Market Development, Levin will be developing new business in areas outside CJB’s traditional markets.

Malvern Instruments Ltd., Malvern, UK, has completed the acquisition of MicroCal from GE Healthcare Life Sciences and has also purchased the Archimedes particle characterization system from Affinity Biosensors LLC, Santa Barbara, CA.

This year’s BASF Coatings Color Collection 2014/2015 report, Under the Radar, predicts a new level of normality is coming as North America bounces back from the recession and society embraces the unpretentious beauty of the “flyover states.”