Eduardo Cosentino to Head NKBA Board
BETHLEHEM, Pa.– Eduardo Cosentino. EVP Cosentino Group and CEO Cosentino Americas will be the new chairman of the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA).
He succeeds Ken Williams, president of Caesarstone Canada, who will stay on as a 2025 NKBA board member.
Cosentino, who will take office on Jan. 1, is one of the youngest board chairs to be elected in the history of NKB A.
Cosentino said he was truly honored to serve as the new chairman of the board for NKBA.
“The kitchen and bath industry is at the forefront of innovation and design,” he said, “and I look forward to working alongside such a talented group of leaders to drive the association and the industry forward.”
Kerrie Kelly, CEO and creative director of Kerrie Kelly Studio, has been elected vice president, and returning board member Ken Roberts, president of Atlas Roofing Corp., will be of board secretary treasurer.
“The NKBA board plays a pivotal role in guiding our association and supporting the kitchen and bath industry at every level,” said Bill Darcy, NKBA global president and CEO.
New board members are Scott Edmunds. vice president of marketing, Kohler; Jill Ehns, president of Delta Faucet Co.; Peri Friedman, COO, Fabuwood; and Michael Gross, senior vice president, Whirlpool. Edmunds, Ehns and Gross will serve four year terms and Friedman will serve a three-year term.
They join returning board members Williams and Nicola Bertazzoni, COO, Bertazzoni Group.
NKBA is the non-profit trade association that owns the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS). Its mission is to inspire, lead and empower the kitchen and bath industry through community, professional certification and learning and events.
