Caesarstone’s Williams on NKBA Board

HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. — Ken Williams, president of Caesarstone North America, is one of two new members of the National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) board of directors.

Ken WilliamsWilliams and Ken Roberts, Delta Faucet Co. president, will join the board at the start of 2022 and serve four-year terms.

Williams and Roberts will engage the board seats being vacated by  Michael Mahan, senior vice president of home and distribution North America for Schneider Electric, and Allison Lowrie, chief marketing officer for Vacasa.

Williams joined Caesarstone in 2016 after holding various senior executive level positions, including executive vice president of sales and marketing in a number of Masco Corp.divisions and general management roles at Fortune Brands, Redhill Company Ltd. and Thorn Stevenson Kellogg Management Consultants.

The NKBA’s new board chair is Basil E. Larkin, vice president of sales at Hestan Commercial Corp.  Randy Warner, vice president of sales for Signature Kitchen Suite and LG Builder, will be vice chair, and Kristen Elder, vice president of residential builder & showrooms, Ferguson Enterprises, will be secretary/treasurer. 

“We are very grateful to our board members, who volunteer their energy, effort and time — especially as they adapt to their own market challenges and changing conditions,” said Bill Darcy, NKBA CEO. “Their dedication to the association, commitment to the industry and perspective they bring from different sectors of the business is invaluable. As we continue to refine the strategic path for our Association’s growth and evolution, this board will bring critical insights and experience forward.”

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) is the not-for-profit trade association that owns the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® (KBIS), as part of Design & Construction Week® (DCW). With nearly 50,000 members in all segments of the kitchen and bath industry, the mission of the NKBA is to inspire, lead and empower the kitchen and bath industry through professional certification and learning, community, and events. 

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