Russ Nakoneshny

Russ Nakoneshny, MBA, has a strong background in sales and business development within the paint and coatings industry. Russ currently serves as the Sales Director for Canada at Carboline Company since July 2019. Prior to this, Russ worked at AkzoNobel from January 2013 to June 2019, where they held the position of Manager of Business Development and Technical Sales Representative. Before joining AkzoNobel, Russ gained significant experience as an Industrial Sales Representative at Cloverdale Paint - Industrial Division from March 2001 to May 2011, and as a Commercial Sales Representative at ICI Paints from April 1991 to February 2001.

Russ Nakoneshny earned their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in MMBA from Athabasca University from the years 2016 to 2019. Russ also obtained a Senior Coating Inspector #7749 certification from Ampp in 2023. In addition to their MBA, Russ also holds a NACE Certified Coating Inspector - Level 3 certification from NACE Institute, which they obtained in May 2020. Russ is also associated with NACE International, but specific details regarding the certification are not provided.