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 124FACES IN THE NEWS Serbin is exploring how to incor- porate this program into techni- cal and trade school curricula. • Planning for Coverings in Orlando, Fla., April 4-7, 2017 is in full swing. On tap are installer and contractor con- ference programing, NTCA Awards Night, Contractor Days, Live Demonstrations and more. Consider submitting high-quality tile or stone tile installations to the Coverings Installation Design (CID) Awards at www.coverings. com/content/CID-Awards. Five Star Contractors can submit proj- ects for Five Star Commercial or Residential Awards to Jim Olson at jim@tile-assn.com. • FACES IN THE NEWS ––––––––– (For further details, visit www. tile-assn.com) MAPEI – Marco Roma has been appointed general manager of MAPEI Inc., the Canadian subsidiary of the global chemical products manufac- turer. Roma will join the MAPEI Americas leader- ship team and will report directly to MAPEI Americas president and CEO Luigi Di Geso. His global experiences in Italy, China, France and the UK with Mapei S.p.A., MAPEI, and the Materis Group have prepared him to step into his new role easily, and his flu- ency in French and English will be an important asset to working with the bilingual communities in Canada. LATICRETE – Two new members have joined the LATICRETE Board of Directors, replacing directors Ron Shawn and Dr. Bernard Gustin, who are retiring after 25 years. Dr. Stephan Liozu brings more than 23 years of experience with several multination- al building prod- uct companies. An author and presenter, he has expertise in the manufacturing and distribu- tion practices of the industry. His forte is customer value manage- ment, and recent accomplish- ments include coaching, consult- ing and training for large global industrial companies. Dr. Volker Weidmann joins LATICRETE with 28 years of experience, including being the managing director of Hermann Otto GmbH in Fridolfing, Germany, for the last 20 years. Having worked exten- sively in sales, R & D, application support, marketing and branding, Dr. Weidmann brings a compre- hensive knowledge of construction industry practices and materials. He has been elected chairman of the German Industry Association of Sealant Manufacturers (IVD). 98 TileLetter | December 2016