The Door & Hardware Federation has announced that its new chairman is former Assa Abloy UK chief technology officer & business development director Paul Browne.
Paul has been involved with DHF since 2006, when the issue of cylinder snapping illustrated the importance of driving up product performance standards. He has been on the DHF Board since 2007, and in 2011, joined the Board of the European Hardware Association – ARGE – and was active in both Paul joined Assa Abloy UK as Marketing Director. There followed a number of different roles over a 21-year period, including General Manager of the Residential Division, before moving to senior board roles.
Paul succeeds long-standing Chairman, David Whitworth, who had held the position since 2007 and having played a major role in guiding DHF through its significant development programme over the past 10 years.
David is also stepping down as Chairman of the Building Hardware Group.
Paul Browne said: “David has an unrivalled history of achievement and active involvement in our industry. With Bob Perry and the team, he has helped steer DHF in becoming the forward-looking and capable association that it has become today, and it is a privilege to pick up the mantle from him. Through making DHF the foremost industry authority, I believe it can lead the drive for change and improvement, creating opportunities and commercial benefit for our members, and I very much look forward to being a part of what will undoubtedly be an exciting future for the federation.”
