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en Williams, President and CEO of Caesarstone The Americas, has been elected Chair of NKBA's 2024
Board of Directors, effective January 1. He succeeds Jan Heck, President and CEO of Miele USA.
Jan Heck, as well as Kristen Elder, VP of Residential Builder & Showrooms at Ferguson Enterprises,
completed their four-year terms and will leave the NKBA Board of Directors at the end of 2023.
"I am deeply honored to assume the role of 2024 Chairman of the NKBA Board," said Williams, who is serving
his third year on the board. "Reflecting on my time on the Board these two years, I've seen firsthand the
remarkable efforts dedicated to cultivating new opportunities and the next generation of talent for our industry.
I look forward to this next chapter with the NKBA and to further driving innovation and excellence."
Bill Darcy was named Global President & CEO of NKBA | KBIS at the association's November board meeting.
Bill expressed a warm welcome to Williams and thanked the board members for their contributions. "They all
bring a unique perspective from different sectors and roles in the industry, and NKBA benefits from the intelligent
exchange of ideas that comes from this collaboration," said Darcy, whose new title reflects the growing influence
and importance of NKBA and KBIS in the international market. "I'd also like to thank our outgoing chair, Jan
Heck, for his efforts in 2023."
In addition to Williams, NKBA | KBIS elected returning board member, Louis "Lou" M. Rohl, Founder of The
House of ROHL, as Vice Chair, and returning board member Kerrie Kelly, Founder and CEO + Creative Director
of Kerrie Kelly Studio, as Secretary/Treasurer. Rohl will be serving in his fourth and final year on the board, while
Kelly will be serving out her second year.
THE NKBA ANNOUNCES
THE 2024 BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
Ken Williams, president & CEO,
Caesarstone the Americas, elected board chair
EDUARDO
COSENTINO
NICOLA
BERTAZZON
MIKAEL
ÅKERBERG
JOHN
BARKHOUSE
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