Alan Thomas has been a busy man.Integrating the two associations that merged to form the Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) has been a huge challenge, for which Thomas has had to draw on his broad experience in the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.NACE International, based in Houston, and Pittsburgh-based SSPC: The Society for Protective Coatings, had formalized their merger in 2020 and begun integrating in 2021. That process was incomplete, however, when Thomas became CEO of still-evolving AMPP in April 2023.In fact, the organization — a professional society and a standards-setting body — still had two boards of directors. Pushing the volunteer leaders to slim down… Read More