Kitchen & Bath Business - January 2020 - 16

HAPPENINGS

NKBA Reveals 2020 Board of Directors

New chair to lead the team, which includes three new additions and six returning members
A FRESH SLATE OF DIRECTORS has taken the reins of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) board, led by newly elected chair Allison
Lowrie, chief marketing officer of ANGI Homeservices, parent company
of Angie's List and Home Advisor.
Lowrie, based in Golden, Colo., rises to the top role after serving a term
as secretary/treasurer. The new year marks her third year on the board.
"I am honored to serve the association as board chair and to continue
the work that the board and association have done to positively impact
the NKBA member base and the kitchen and bath industry as a whole;"
she said. "With the programs that the NKBA has in place to bring solutions and awareness to the industry, I know we can continue to help our
members thrive and prosper in the years to come."
Lowrie succeeds 2019 chair Steve Joseph, who will remain on the
board.
"We are grateful to our board members for volunteering their time
and talent to help guide the association," said Bill Darcy, NKBA CEO.
"They all bring a unique perspective from different sectors and roles in the
industry, and NKBA benefits from the intelligent exchange of ideas that
comes from this collaboration. We've enjoyed working with Allison on
the board these past two years and look forward to her thoughtful leadership in 2020. I'd also like to thank our outgoing chair, Steve Joseph, for his
efforts in 2019, and we're happy he will remain on the board as a director."
Board members Steve Petock, senior vice president of business development, Ferguson; Neil Bailey, president of Cabbonet USA; and vice
chair Emilee Chappell have completed their terms, and NKBA thanks
them for their service.
The new board officially assumed their new positions on Jan. 1.

project management teams. Prior to this position,
he held roles of increasing responsibility at GE
Appliances and GE Energy, including leading
the Monogram brand team at GE Appliances.
Mahan holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and an
MBA from the University of Connecticut.

Basil E. Larkin
Secretary/Treasurer
Vice President of Sales
Hestan Commercial Corp.,
Anaheim, Calif

Basil Larkin is vice president
of sales for Hestan Commercial Corp., an award-winning innovative
manufacturer of premium commercial restaurant
equipment and residential indoor and outdoor
appliances, where he is responsible for all sales.
Larkin has been in the appliance business for
nearly his entire career, holding key roles in sales
leadership, marketing and product development.
Before joining Hestan, he held senior positions
at BSH Home Appliances, Lynx Professional
Grills and Viking Range Corp. He holds a degree
in business administration from the University of
Massachusetts. He is also a member of the Society
of Fellows at the Culinary Institute of America.

OFFICERS:

BOARD MEMBERS:

Allison Lowrie, Chair
Chief Marketing Officer
ANGI Homeservices, Golden, Colo.

Steve Joseph

Allison Lowrie was named chief marketing officer
at ANGI Homeservices, parent company of Angie's
List and Home Advisor, in 2017. She specializes in
brand management, customer acquisition, communications and marketing intelligence. In 2015, Lowrie was named
chief marketing officer of HomeAdvisor (U.S.), which she joined in 2010,
and has held various senior marketing positions throughout her tenure.
Before joining HomeAdvisor, Lowrie acted as the director of advertising
products at Cars.com from 2004 to 2010. She also serves on the Home
Improvement Research Institute's Board of Directors.

Founder and CEO
Smart Home Products,
Pasadena, Calif.

Michael Mahan, Vice Chair
Vice President
Schneider Electric, Franklin, Tenn.

Michael Mahan is vice president, North America
hub, for Schneider Electric's North American final
distribution line of business. He is responsible for
the short- and long-term product strategy and the
evolution of Schneider's final distribution electrical business, leading the
North American product management, engineering, architecture and

By DIANNE M. POGODA

Steve Joseph is CEO and
co-founder of Smart Home
Products Inc., an international kitchen appliance sourcing, sales and service
solutions company. He has served on the board for
four years, including terms as secretary/treasurer in
2018 and chairman in 2019. SHP supplies highquality kitchen appliances and components and
works with global appliance brands to design and
develop innovative appliances, integrate IoT-connected kitchen technologies and sell to distributors, retailers and builders. Prior to Smart Home,
Joseph was president of Dacor, a manufacturer and
distributor of luxury kitchen appliances, where
he pioneered the design and production of many
smart-tech appliances. He has a B.S. in business
management from Pepperdine University.

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