Carl Barnes joined the coating industry as a graduate chemist working in technical support and new product development. Since then he has had over 26 years’ experience in the marine coatings industry, in technical, commercial and marketing roles at one of the world’s largest coatings companies and currently as the general manager for marine consultancy at Safinah Group a world leading coating consultancy.

He has a specialist knowledge of marine coatings, fouling control and regulatory aspects.