RETAILOBSERVER.COM FEBRUARY 2020
30
THE NATIONAL KITCHEN & BATH
ASSOCIATION (NKBA) ANNOUNCES
THE 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
SLATE OF SIX RETURNING DIRECTORS AND THREE NEW MEMBERS BRINGS
DECADES OF LEADERSHIP AND EXECUTIVE EXPERIENCE ACROSS A DIVERSE SECTOR
OF THE NKBA, REINFORCING ITS POSITION AS AN ALL-INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S
T
he National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA), the
authority on all things residential kitchen and bath, has
set its Board of Directors for 2020, which will be led by
newly elected Chair, Allison Lowrie. Lowrie is chief marketing
officer of ANGI Homeservices, parent of Angie's List and Home
Advisor. She previously served as Secretary/Treasurer in 2019.
This will be her third year on the board.
"I am honored to serve the association as Board Chair and
to continue the work that the Board and Association have done
to positively impact the NKBA member base and the kitchen
and bath industry as a whole;" said Lowrie. "With the programs
that the NKBA has in place to bring solutions and awareness
to the industry, I know we can continue to help our members
thrive and prosper in the years to come."
Joining Lowrie as Board Officers are Vice Chair Michael
Mahan, vice president of Schneider Electric, and Secretary/
Treasurer Basil Larkin, vice president of sales for Hestan
Commercial Corp.
Outgoing Board Chair, Steve Joseph, CEO and co-founder
of Smart Home Products, remains on the Board for another
term. He is joined by other returning Board members Lorenzo
Marques, founder and president of Marqet Group and Jan
Neiges, CKD, principal of Jan Neiges LLC. New directors
joining the board include Kristen Elder, showroom and builder
vice president for Ferguson Enterprises; Jan Heck, president
and CEO of Miele USA; and Randy Warner, president of
Dacor.
"We are grateful to our board members for volunteering their
time and talent to help guide the Association," said Bill Darcy,
NKBA CEO. "They all bring a unique perspective from different
sectors and roles in the industry, and NKBA benefits from the
intelligent exchange of ideas that comes from this collaboration.
We've enjoyed working with Allison on the board these past
two years, and look forward to her thoughtful leadership in
2020. I'd also like to thank our outgoing chair, Steve Joseph,
for his efforts in 2019, and we're happy he will remain on the
board as a director."
Board members Steve Petock, Senior Vice President of
Business Development, Ferguson, and Neil Bailey, president
of Cabbonet USA, and Vice Chair Emilee Chappell have
completed their terms. The NKBA thanks them for their service.
