AWS appoints executive director/CEO

The Miami-based American Welding Society’s board of directors has appointed its current COO, Matt Miller, to succeed Ray Shook as executive director/CEO upon Shook’s retirement at the end of 2017.

Miller previously served as COO at the National Association of Corrosion Engineers Intl. Before that, he was director for the Society of Automotive Engineers. He is a decorated veteran who served in the U.S. Army Infantry during Operation Desert Storm.

Miller holds a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Robert Morris University, a master’s degree in instructional technology from Duquesne University, and a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.