Directors Name: Dennis Northrop Title: Director Contact Information: Akzo Nobel, Soliant LLC 1872 Highway 9 Bypass West Lancaster, SC 29720 Tel: 803-287-5535 Fax: 219-696-6077 Email: dnorthrop@paintfilm.com Web: http://www.paintfilm.com

Dennis has over 40 years experience in decorative process for the plastics industry including hot stamp foil, paint applications, laminates, and in-mold foils. He has been involved in thermoforming operations for most of his career. Current responsibilities include providing technical support which includes equipment, material, tooling, part design and processing recommendations for decorative laminate and film products on a worldwide basis.

He is an Honored Service Member, having joined SPE in 1974 and currently serving on the board of directors for both the Thermoforming Division and the Decorating and Assembly Division.

Dennis has presented multiple papers and served as Moderators at previous events such as ANEC, RETEC and TOPCON’s. He was a regular guest speaker at the Thermoforming Symposium and Workshop in Dallas, TX. He has served as Councilor for the Decorating and Assembly Division, Technical Program Chair for the Thermoforming Conference in 2005, and the Chairman of the 2008 Thermoforming Conference in Minneapolis, MN. He currently serves as Nominating Chairman on both divisions.