COMMITTEE MEMBERS
COMMITTEE 2025

Scott BARNETT
Director – Application Engineering, Robotics and Automation
3M

Mike NELSON
Paint Process Manager
ABB

Michael BENNETT
Marketing Director
AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS

Jeffrey JONES
Vice President Automotive OEM coatings
BASF

Committee TBD
BMW SPARTANBURG

Mark MURRAY
Sales Director
DÜRR SYSTEMS

Jon KARR
Vice President Paintshop Automation
FANUC

Patrick MCKERNAN
Chief Engineer VOME - Global Paint Engineering
FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Jim PAKKALA
Director of sales and estimating
GALLAGHER-KAISER

Ryan ODEGAARD
Director, Global Paint Vehicle Systems Engineering
GENERAL MOTORS

Marc BRILL
Director of Sales
GIFFIN

Chris HALL
MSS Frame Manufacturing Characteristics – Paint Category
HONDA

Nadia BENHAMIDA
Total Vehicle Development, Engineering Development - Manager
HYUNDAI-KIA AMERICA

Adam BACKHAUT
Paint Manufacturing
LUCID MOTORS

Dave BALL
Sr. Corporate Account Manager
NALCO WATER

Joshua SUDBURY
Global Key Account Manager
NIPPON PAINT AUTOMOTIVE COATINGS

Travis SMITH
Senior Manager Paint and Plastics Engineering
NISSAN MOTOR CORPORATION

Xavier MAURY
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Director America
OP MOBILITY

Shannon CARROZZI
Strategic Product Manager- Decorative Coating Systems
PPG

Steve COATS
Vice President – Automotive Sales & Marketing
SAMES

Vernon COMEAUX
Vehicle Process Engineering - Paint Process Senior Manager
STELLANTIS

Kenny WHITE
North American President
SURCAR

Tim HAYES
International President
SURCAR

Bob BOOTH
President
TKS INDUSTRIAL COMPANY

Bryan ARNOLD
Principal Engineer
TOYOTA NORTH AMERICA