Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 100 Page 101 Page 102 Page 103 Page 104 Page 105 Page 106 Page 107 Page 108 Page 109 Page 110 Page 111 Page 112 Page 113 Page 114 Page 115 Page 116 Page 117 Page 118 Page 119 Page 120 Page 121 Page 122 Page 123 Page 124 Page 125 Page 126 Page 127 Page 128 Page 129 Page 130 Page 131 Page 132 Page 133 Page 134 Page 135 Page 136 Page 137 Page 138 Page 139 Page 140FACES IN THE NEWS Bostik, Inc. announced that Michael Zaccardelli has joined the firm’s Consumer & Construction Business Unit as sales director, North America. He will lead the Pro Distribution business in the U.S. and Canada with region- al sales managers Rick Tredwell and Brian Kelly reporting to him. He and his team will also build out Bostik’s long-term sales strategy to align with the company’s busi- ness mission to drive double-digit growth. Zaccardelli comes to Bostik after 17 years with Knauf Insulation, holding positions of salesperson, marketing manager and ultimately national sales manager. Prior to Knauf, he brought his engineering degree to U.S. Gypsum, where he worked for 11 years. Lackmond Products, Inc. has named Russell Ayers as director of Customer Service, overseeing the com- pany’s inside sales strategies and oper- ations for both the Lackmond Products and Lackmond Stone divisions. Ayers brings 38 years of experience working with UPS in sales, operations, market- ing and strategy. He also worked directly with many large accounts on growth and efficiency strate- gies. Russell and his wife, Siler, enjoy spending time with their two sons. When not working, Russell enjoys college football, camping at NASCAR races, hunting, fishing and house projects. INDUSTRY NEWS –––––––––––– New Coverings management: Taffy Event Strategies Coverings, the largest inter- national tile and stone show in North America, has appointed Taffy Event Strategies, LLC (www. taffyeventstrategies.com) as its show management company. Taffy will be responsible for producing Coverings’ exhibition and confer- ence program. Coverings 2017 will be held April 4-7 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Coverings is the premier interna- tional trade fair and expo dedicat- ed exclusively to showcasing the newest in ceramic tile and natural stone. It has grown to be the most important show of its kind in the U.S., featuring 1,100 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and attracting thousands of distributors, retailers, fabricators, contractors, specifiers, architects, designers, builders, and developers. The show is co-sponsored by Ceramics of Italy/Confindustria Ceramica, Tile Council of North 116 TileLetter | September 2016