John Kinne joined Xtalic Corporation in May 2008 as Vice President of Business Development.  He has been working in the field of metal coatings and metal finishing for more than 30 years. From 1993 until 2000 John served as Vice President of Worldwide General Metal Finishing Business with Atotech, a world leader in metal coating technologies, and was responsible for the development of global business and R&D activities in this business sector.  In 2000 he was appointed President of Atotech USA with responsibility for the entire range of the Atotech’s business activity in North and South America.  In 2008 John was the sole recipient of the National Association of Surface Finishers lifetime achievement award.  He is a 1973 graduate of Princeton University.