Maria Ford, president of Commercial Construction – North America for Stanley Black & Decker’s Global Tools and Storage (GTS), will address manufacturing issues during the Associate State of the Industry speech at the Specialty Tools & Fasteners Distributors Association’s Anaheim Convention & Trade Show on November 8-10.

Ford, who oversees a $1.2B organization with a team of more than 450 people for the DEWALT, DEWALT Anchors & Fasteners, LENOX, and STANLEY brands, began her Stanley Black & Decker career in 1998 as an intern on the Home Depot team.

Ford is a member of the Women Industrial Supply Executives (W.I.S.E.) and involved in executive leadership with other industry organizations. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Loyola University Maryland.

Registration for STAFDA’s 44th Annual Convention & Trade Show in Anaheim opens June 29 from the members-only section of STAFDA.org.

For more information contact Catherine Usher.  Email: cusher@stafda.org  Tel: 800 352-2981