At the recent Floor Installation Association of North America (FIANA) meeting in Nashville, President/CEO Gary Verhey announced that he and his wife, Secretary/Treasurer Barbara Verhey, were retiring from theorganization. The Verheys then introduced their successor: Doug Ray, a more than 30-year industry veteran who recently retired from The Cronin Co. after 15 years as product manager, installation supplies.
“I reminded the board that the president is elected every three years, and our commitment has already been longer than that. Barbara and I wanted to retire, so we told them it’s time to start the process and to make a change by the end of 2013,” Verhey said to attendees on-hand at the opening session. “The board came up with candidates and started the process, and I’m happy to say that Doug Ray will be starting in 2014. FIANA is in good hands.”