Meet the Coatings World Team

Dale Pritchett has been involved in magazine publishing for 25 years. He is currently the publisher of "Coatings World," "Ink World," "Coatings and Ink China" and “Printed Electronics Now.com” as well as the show daily newspapers for the CHINACOAT and the RADTECH UV/EB Expositions. He has been with Rodman Publishing for 14 years. Prior to Rodman he was the publisher of “Soap, Cosmetics, Chemical Specialties” and the "American Ink Maker." Dale has worked with the National Association of Printing Ink Manufacturers, The Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology, RadTech, the Color Pigments Manufacturers Association and numerous other paint and ink associations worldwide. Dale is also a founding board member of the Metro New York Printing Ink Association and he was awarded the 2004 Joseph A. Fielder Fellowship Award by the New York Club of Printing House Craftsmen. He is a graduate of the University of Miami where he majored in Music and Business.

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Tom Branna is VP/Editorial Director for Rodman Media. He has been with Rodman for more than 20 years, serving in a variety of capacities including editor of Happi. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Montclair State University.

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Kerry Pianoforte is the editor of Coatings World magazine. Kerry joined Rodman Media in 2001 and has worked on a number of its other trade publications. Prior to joining Rodman Media she worked in the consumer magazine sector. Kerry has a B.A. From William Paterson University where she studied English literature.

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Anthony Locicero is the associate editor of Coatings World. Prior to joining Rodman Media, he worked as a reporter, writing breaking/urgent news stories, features and sports. Anthony has a B.A. from William Paterson University in Communications with a concentration in Media Studies. 

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Kim Clement joined Rodman Media in April of 2006. She began her role in Advertising Sales for Coatings World and Ink World in January of 2010. Kim previously worked as an Account Executive for the CBS affiliate in Albany NY. She holds a BFA from The University of Notre Dame and an MFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design.

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Arnold Wang has been Coatings World’s columnist for the Asia Pacific market since 2000. He has many years of professional working experience in the coatings and ink industry, including working as editor and consultant in the China National Chemical Information Center. He graduated from Xiamen University with a BS degree in Chemistry and received his MBA degree with a concentration in marketing at Thunderbird School of Global Management.

Charles W. Thurston has been a journalist for 25 years, reporting from as many countries in Latin America over his career. He is specialized in covering international economics, finance and trade, in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Dr. Phil Phillips is owner and Managing Director of CHEMARK Consulting Group, a global Management Consulting firm with 41 highly dedicated people specializing in coatings, paints, adhesives, sealants and Specialty Chemicals industries. Before acquiring the 35 year old business, Dr. Phillips was Director of Marking for DeSoto, Inc.; Vice President of Whittaker Corp.; Vice President/GM of Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants for M&T Chemical; Director of Powder Coatings for Celanese Specialty Chemicals; and GM of Polymer Corp. Powder Coatings Division. Dr. Phillips strengths lie in strategic planning and implementation; M&A methodologies; value chain development and management best practices. He, through CHEMARK, has assisted chemical companies along the value chain to successful strategic accomplishments over his 20 years as a consultant.

received his Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Texas in 1974, a Master of Science in Genetics from Texas A & M University in 1976, his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Texas A & M University in 1985, after which he finalized his technical training as a post-doctoral fellow at Baylor College of Medicine. He has published numerous scientific works in his areas of expertise.

In 1991, he obtained his Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Houston. He is the managing partner of McDaniel & Associates, P.C. (www.technologylitigators.com), a law firm he established in 1999, whose attorneys specialize in technology litigation and intellectual property protection.

He founded Reactive Surfaces in 2002 and currently serves as that company’s Managing Member and Chief Innovation Officer. Reactive Surfaces builds bio-based functionalized coatings and additives.