The CPCA Board of Directors has appointed Katie Maljaei as a new member of the board.
In the most recent meeting of the CPCA Board of Directors, Katie Maljaei of Brenntag Canada was appointed as a new member of the board by Governance Committee Chair Steve Veroba of Benjamin Moore. The nomination was unanimously accepted by the Board and has immediate effect.
“Katie’s nomination will proceed to the full membership for confirmation at the next Annual General Meeting, which will be held at CPCA’s Annual Conference on May 24-25 at the Queen’s Landing Hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake”, said Veroba.
Katie will be one of three board members representing the Supplier/Distributor Class.
“We are so pleased that Katie has agreed to join the CPCA board as her experience in the CASE industry in Canada will certainly be critical in helping with the Board’s work and overall strategic direction,” commented Darrin Noble, President, and COO of Cloverdale Paint and CPCA Board Chair.
Katie has many years of experience in the chemical industry with a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Vrije Universiteit Brussel, after a degree from Boston University. After moving to Canada in 1996, Katie started with SICO as a formulator in Montreal and later worked with Protech Paint in Quebec. In 1998 she more permanently settled with Akzo Nobel in St. Jerome as the eventual Waterborne Coatings Group leader for 9 years gaining experience in formulating, production, and customer trials. In 2006 she joined St. Lawrence Chemical Distribution, which was subsequently acquired by Brenntag Canada, and in 2018-2021 she was Senior Product Manager for Brenntag. At the moment, she works as Canadian National Sales Manager.
Katie has extensive industry knowledge and is involved in several organizations such as the Order of Engineers of Quebec, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, and the International Society of Female Professionals.
“The entire board and management of CPCA are delighted Katie decided to answer the call to the Board and we look forward to working with her in the coming years”, stated Darrin Noble.