President’s report

I was delighted to attend the IMF AGM in November 2019 and to be inaugurated as the new President. It is both a privilege and an honour for me to serve the surface finishing community in this way and I can hardly believe that this report marks the end of my first year as your President. Throughout this year, I have been working with Graham Armstrong (Secretary General), Nick Johnson (Treasurer) and Barry Gay as our immediate past president, as well the rest of the management board and our newly recruited Vice-president, David Neal. Dave is a fellow of the IMF and an international expert in organic coatings based at Rolls-Royce. [opening paragraph]