AMPP Global Center Selects Director of Standards

The Association for Materials Protection and Performance (AMPP) has selected Brad Wilder as the director of the association’s standards program. Wilder brings over a decade of experience working in project and general management for an industrial painting contractor where he focused on bridge preservation and protective coatings.

“AMPP has been fortunate to have Brad’s valuable service as a member volunteer,” says Bob Chalker, AMPP CEO. “He has proven to be a passionate advocate for this industry and his peers, and we are thrilled to have him as a part of our staff team.”

Wilder was actively involved in AMPP standards, accreditation and association governance as a volunteer leader prior to this role, most recently serving as chair of the Finance and Audit Joint Committee. He also had long-term involvement in AMPP’s QP programs and on standards committees, and also served as an advisory board member at the Master Painters Institute (MPI)

“It has always been important to me to take an active role in influencing and advancing this industry,” Wilder says. “As a volunteer for NACE and SSPC, then AMPP for many years, I am excited to have this opportunity to be a part of the AMPP team where I can dedicate every day to advancing the fields of protective coatings and corrosion control, the association and the industry at large.”

A licensed professional engineer in Kentucky and an AMPP protective coatings specialist, Wilder earned his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Kentucky and his MBA from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Wilder will work with Ed Manns, AMPP’s senior director of knowledge development and innovation.