To create a unified voice for the corrosion control and protective coatings industries, a new association was launched on Jan. 6 at a global virtual event.

NACE International Institute has hired Dave Evans as a Chief Auditor on staff for the NACE International Institute Contractor Accreditation Program.

NACE and SSPC announced the launch of 13 ad-hoc teams that have been convened to begin the process of combining the associations.

NACE International announced that Cynthia O'Malley, Executive Director of the Master Painters Institute LLC, has been tapped to serve as its Chief Integration Officer as the association embarks on combining with SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings.

Following the recent formation of its new Standards Board, NACE International has appointed Elcometer's Technical Manager as its Vice Chair.

NACE International and SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings announced that Robert H. Chalker has been named Chief Executive Officer of the new, combined organization that was approved by ballot of both NACE and SSPC membership bodies in April.

The Society for Protective Coatings and NACE International announced that their members have voted to approve the associations' proposal to combine.

The NACE International Board of Directors has unanimously approved the membership slate of the new NACE Standards Board, and authorized its members to provide oversight and management of NACE International's standards program.

Last month, the joint staff and leadership task group from NACE International and The Society for Protective Coatings (SSPC) re-convened to continue discussion of a possible combination of the two organizations.

NACE International and SSPC, The Society for Protective Coatings, announced their joint decision to hire McKinley Advisors to manage the ongoing exploratory process for a potential cooperative relationship between the two organizations.