A little over eight years ago, The IAPMO Group purchased the assets of the Radiant Panel Association. Over the subsequent years, several executive directors have been in place. Some have been non-technical, while others have been very technical and well-respected across the industry.
For the past few years the association was managed, directed, led, coaxed (you may pick the verb, as all apply when you have a group of strong-willed competitors in the room) by Les Nelson, a very humble, extremely intelligent guide. As reported in just about every plumbing and solar energy periodical, Les died unexpectedly in May. The industry lost a luminary. Having been with IAPMO since before the acquisition as senior vice president of marketing, I was asked to keep things going until a full-time director could be appointed.