U.S. – The Composite Panel Association (CPA) announced the hiring of Andy O’Hare as the new President beginning August 3, 2020. Andy has over 25 years of diverse association management experience and comes to CPA from The Fertilizer Institute (TFI).

“We are pleased to have Andy on board to lead our Association. He brings proven expertise in legislative and regulatory advocacy that will serve our industry very well,” said Pat Aldred, CPA Chairman and lead member of the executive search team. “His considerable professional experience leading associations will complement the strong CPA staff.”

“I am very excited to be taking on this new role and welcome the opportunity to represent the composite panel industry. I look forward to continuing to build upon CPA’s impressive reputation within the industry and the North American regulatory community and to support the membership and its valuable initiatives,” said O’Hare.

The Composite Panel Association (CPA), founded in 1960, represents the North American wood-based composite panel and decorative surfacing industries on technical, public policy, quality assurance and product acceptance issues.

The association provides leadership on legislative matters of interest to industry. CPA also operates the International Testing Center (ITC) and manages the Grademark Certification Program, the largest and most stringent testing and certification program of its kind for North American composite panel products.