Cool roof coatings manufacturer National Coatings Corp. announced that Bobby Birkhead has joined the National Coatings team as the new Independent Sales Representative. Birkhead will serve the greater Houston, TX, area to the Louisiana border.

The Chemical Coaters Association International (CCAI) honored members for service and dedication and installed its 2014-2015 Officers and National Board members during its 2014 Annual Meeting held in Indian Wells, CA.

Wall Colmonoy has appointed Mike Thompson to be the General Sales Manager for its European Headquarters. He reports to John Lapping, the company’s Commercial Director.

NCCA President Jeff Widenor inducted Vic Locastro of Precoat Metals into the NCCA Hall of Fame. The event took place at the NCCA Annual Meeting in Napa, CA, on April 8.

Industrial coatings provider ACCESSA Coatings Solutions has hired Peter Countryman as its Sales Manager.

Jakob Engel, PhD student in the Computer Vision Group at the Technical University of Munich, Germany, has received the EMVA Young Professional Award 2014. Engel received the award for his novel approach to real-time visual odometry for a monocular camera.

Charlotte Paint Co. Inc., a commercial paint contractor located in Mount Holly, NC, announced that Samuel W. Henderson Jr. has assumed the role of President as of January 2014. 

Testing and calibration company Exova has appointed Stuart Bond to the position of Global Business Development Manager, Corrosion.

Finnish coating technology specialist Picodeon announced that Fergus Clarke has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer.

BASF’s Automotive Refinish Business has recognized Daniel Gunter as the 2013 North American Salesperson of the Year.