Katharine Morgan becomes President of ASTM International

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  • Feb 06,17
Katharine Morgan becomes President of ASTM International

Norfolk, VA (USA), February 2017 — Katharine “Kathie” Morgan began serving as president of ASTM International, one of the world’s largest standards development organizations, w.e.f February 1. Morgan will lead a team that supports thousands of members, customers, partners, and other stakeholders worldwide. She succeeds James A Thomas, who served in the role for 25 years.

“I am thrilled and humbled to serve as president of an organisation that has played such a foundational role in meeting societal needs for over a century,” Morgan said at the organisation’s first major meeting of 2017 in Norfolk, Va. “We will build on the legacy of Jim Thomas, attracting even more of the world’s top technical experts to our committees while also serving people and organisations that rely on our standards and services.”

Morgan was joined at the event by Thomas Marsh, CEO of Centrotrade and ASTM International’s 2017 chairman of the board. “Kathie brings proven leadership skills, a deep understanding of the global standards community, a passion for ASTM International’s mission, and much more,” Marsh said. “ASTM International will continue to grow and thrive under her leadership.”

Morgan also visited the Virginia Beach Fire Department Training Facility to see demonstrations of emergency response robots and drones. Manufacturers, first responders, and others tested robot capabilities and operator proficiency using 50 test methods, many of which have been developed through ASTM International’s Committee on Homeland Security Applications (E54).

Morgan is a 33-year veteran of ASTM International. She served as executive vice president for the past two years. Prior to that, she was vice president of Technical Committee Operations, leading a 50-member team that supports the volunteer work of ASTM International’s 30,000 members worldwide (full bio here).

Morgan is one of the world’s most prominent voices on standardisation-related issues. She is a board member of the American National Standards Institute’s Board of Directors, the Council of Engineering and Scientific Executives, the International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization, the Society for Standards Professionals (SES), the American Society of Association Executives, and a former member of the Standards Council of Canada’s Standards Development Organisation Advisory Committee.

Morgan holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., and a master’s degree in business administration from Widener University in Chester, Pa.

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