Association leaders share outline for the approaching merger
NGA and GANA: creating a unified voice for the industry
Following The National Glass Association (NGA) and the Glass Association of North America (GANA) announcing the combination of the two associations, members of both NGA and GANA had the opportunity to ask questions about what their new, combined association would look like. Doug Schilling, Schilling Graphics and GANA’s Volunteer President and Nicole Harris, NGA Staff President & CEO addressed the members during GANA’s Fall Conference held in conjunction with GlassBuild, sharing these details:
The combination will result in one, unified voice to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of:
•Advocacy
•Technical resources
•Industry standards
•Data gathering
•Education and training
•Industry events
•Information sharing across our industry
The new Board of Directors of the combined Associations will consist of 13 voting Board members:
•3 glazing contractors
•3 full-service glass companies
•2 WDDA dealers
•2 glass fabricators
•1 primary glass manufacturer (company changes yearly or biennially at board direction)
•2 glass industry suppliers
•NGA President/CEO as a non-voting ex officio member
Effective on the Closing Date of the Combination, two voting positions of the initial combined Board of Directors will be filled by the current GANA President (currently, Doug Schilling) and current GANA Immediate Past President (currently, Stanley Yee) by special designation in a resolution of the NGA Board, for multi-year terms on the Board.
The combination will positively imp...
The combination will result in one, unified voice to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of:
•Advocacy
•Technical resources
•Industry standards
•Data gathering
•Education and training
•Industry events
•Information sharing across our industry
The new Board of Directors of the combined Associations will consist of 13 voting Board members:
•3 glazing contractors
•3 full-service glass companies
•2 WDDA dealers
•2 glass fabricators
•1 primary glass manufacturer (company changes yearly or biennially at board direction)
•2 glass industry suppliers
•NGA President/CEO as a non-voting ex officio member
Effective on the Closing Date of the Combination, two voting positions of the initial combined Board of Directors will be filled by the current GANA President (currently, Doug Schilling) and current GANA Immediate Past President (currently, Stanley Yee) by special designation in a resolution of the NGA Board, for multi-year terms on the Board.
The combination will positively imp...
