Corrosion Conferences 727 nische U ¨berzu ¨ge" gewa ¨hlt. 1988 wurde er Obmann des Obleuteausschusses NMP 160 "U ¨berzu ¨ge und Korrosion". In diesen Funktionen war Dr. Heiling auch wa ¨hrend seines Ruhestandes u ¨ber 19 Jahre aktiv ta ¨tig. Unter seiner Leitung wurden viele Normungsvorhaben durch Vero ¨ffentlichung von Normen abgeschlossen. Dr.Heiling hat durch sein Fachwissen diesen Bereich der Normung in 50 Jahren entscheidend mitgepra ¨gt. Besondere Verdienste erwarb er sich in der internationalen Normungsarbeit, speziell im ISO/TC 107/SC 3 "Electrodeposited coatings and related finishes" und im CEN/TC 262 "Metallische und andere anorganische U ¨berzu ¨ge", wo er hohe Anerkennung erlangte. Daneben wirkte Dr. Heiling in zahlreichen Verba ¨nden aktiv mit, u.a. in der Deutschen Gesellschaft fu ¨r Galvanotechnik. Stets hat sich Dr. Heiling fu ¨r eine praxisorientierte und einheitliche Normung eingesetzt und wurde fu ¨r seine langja ¨hrigen Verdienste um die Normung im Jahre 1984 mit der DIN-Ehrennadel und 2000 mit dem "Boris B. Joffe Award" der "American Electroplaters Association" ausgezeichnet. -CP01305 -Tony Keane appointed new Executive Director of NACE International NACE International, a professional technical association for leaders in corrosion control technology, recently announced the appointment of Tony Keane to the position of Executive Director.
Formerly of the Optical Society of America (OSA) and the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI), Keane has significant not-for-profit association experience. Keane served as the Chief Operating Officer of the Optical Society of America in Washington, D.C. for the past 1.5 years. As COO he was responsible for General Management which included Membership, Education Outreach, HR, Building Administration, Finance and Accounting, Business Planning, IT and Customer Service. At CSI he was the Director of Resource Management, Interim Executive Director, and Deputy Executive Director. Both OSA and CSI are member-based organizations with trade shows, conference, seminars and publications. Keane is familiar with the workings of member-driven societies and has a well-established history of helping organizations fulfill their missions, objectives and strategies.
Past positions for Keane have provided a broad range of experience, from accounting to business management. In addition to OSA and CSI, he has held positions at the Institute of Industrial Engineers, The Software Factory, Trade Management, Keane Financial Services, NCR Corporation and Arthur Anderson & Co. Keane holds a BBA in Accounting and Management from the University of Cincinnati, and is certified as a public accountant (CPA) in the state of Ohio.
Keane is active in the American Society of Association Executive (ASAE) and the Council of Engineering and Scientific Society Executives (CESSE), having served on finance committees for both organizations. Additionally, he has conducted numerous seminars and conferences for those organizations, including presentations at the ASAE Financial Management Symposium, the CESSE annual meetings, and finance and administration section meetings.