Claudio Bizzaglia Elected Chairman of ISO TC189 Committee

Anderson, SC, April 6, 2017—Claudio Bizzaglia, director of laboratory services at the Tile Council of North America (TCNA), has been elected to serve as chairman of the International Standards Organization's (ISO) TC189 Committee as of January 1, 2018, the ISO Central Secretariat recently announced.

Bizzaglia will succeed Dr. Svend Hovmand, former president and former chairman of the board of Crossville. Hovmand has served and is currently serving on numerous industry boards of directors, including notably, to name a few of many, those of the Ceramic Tile Education Foundation, Porcelain Tile Certification Agency, Coverings, and Tile Council of North America.

Bizzaglia also participates in the Materials and Methods Standards Association (MMSA) for installation materials standards, the ASTM International C21 committee, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A108 Committee, the NTCA Technical Committee, the TCNA Executive Committee, and the Ceramic Tile World Forum.