Clariant International Ltd. has named Judith van Vliet chairman of the Color Marketing Group and van Vliet is a designer at the Clariant Color Research Design and Technology Center in Merate, Italy.
Judith Van Vliet, who was named chairman of the Color Marketing Group
CMG is a not-for-profit international association of color design professionals from a variety of industries who work together often to explain, create, predict and select colors that enhance the functionality, value and appeal of globally manufactured products. Prior to his election as CMG chairman in January, van Vliet has served three years as Vice Chairman of Group Communications and Public Relations, and her tenure as chairman will begin in January 2018.
Van Vliet's election brings a new era to this 56-year-old institution based in Alexandria, Virginia, where formerly international, van Vliet was the first non-American designer to hold the CMG chair She was born in the Netherlands and speaks English, Italian, French and German, apart from her native language. One of van Vliet's main goals is to lead CMG to expand the membership of Europe and Asia Pacific countries.
Standing in a professional position, van Vliet praised the massive increase in the size of the CMG membership, which has provided her enthusiasm for more than a decade of color trend analysis and forecasting, and has helped make van Vliet the leader of the Kline ColorForward color prediction team since 2012 Who produced an annual color forecast guide for designers who work with plastics in products and packaging and also provided insights for her work with clients at Kline Color Design Research and Technology Center to support plastic products from prototype to complete Production design, creation and execution of precision aesthetics.
'The appointment of Judith van Vliet as the first European chairman opens an exciting new chapter in the CMG becoming a truly international institution not only because of Judith's experience with her from her work experience at the Klein Color Research Center But also because she was also the first CMG chair to represent the very important post-80s energy and insight group chairman. "Judith's passion for color and his pursuit of excellence made me believe she was able to continue the CMG's future-proof Strong leadership, "said Susan Hayes Hoover, outgoing CMG chairman.