New president and team at GAI
20th June 2017

David Stacey, product sales director for UK and Ireland at dormakaba, has been appointed as the new president of the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers along with a new team of executive officers.

Originally trained as a civil engineer, he has more than 20 years’ experience in the sales and marketing of construction products, working in the UK, Middle East, Australia and Hong Kong.

He said on his appointment: “It’s a huge honour to be chosen to lead such a prestigious organisation in the architectural ironmongery industry. The Guild has been at the forefront of my career and the success of many door hardware businesses for many years.

“My immediate tasks are right up front and staring me straight in the face as I enter my term as president for the next two years. We must recruit the right team to support the excellent head office team of Douglas Masterson, Rachel Tipton and Davina King. We will be recruiting a new director to lead the Guild, a new marketing manager and a new membership officer.

“We must also finish what we’ve started on education, continuing to invest in the GAI’s online Education Hub which has already revolutionised the GAI’s highly respected learning programme.

“And we must continue to support and develop the internationalisation of the Guild and our growing membership overseas, particularly in the face of an increasingly globalised construction regulations environment.”

The president is also part of the ‘One Future Vision’ group, led by past president Maria Powell which is working towards a more unified, professional body to create the strongest possible future for both the Guild, which represents the interest of architectural ironmongery businesses, and its sister organisation, the Institute of Architectural Ironmongers (IAI), which represents the individuals in the industry and promotes ongoing professional development to door hardware specialists.

In addition to confirming David Stacey as the new president, the AGM ratified the appointment of Julian Newman of Oxford Ironmongery Ltd as the new vice president, and Mario Del-Signore of CESuk as treasurer.

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