ASTM President
Andrew G. Kireta Jr. is the president of ASTM International. He most recently served as president & CEO of the Copper Development Association (CDA) (McLean, Virginia), a not-for-profit trade association that serves as the world’s foremost resource on copper and copper alloy applications. CDA brings the value of copper and its alloys to society to address the challenges of today and tomorrow.
An ASTM International member since 1998, Kireta works primarily on the copper and copper alloys committee (B05) and its subcommittees. A 2016 Award of Merit recipient, he was also recognized by the B05 committee with the Copper Club Award and the Arthur Cohen Memorial Distinguished Service Award for his contributions. He previously served as the committee’s membership secretary and is the current chair of its awards subcommittee (B05.92) Kireta served as a member of the ASTM board from 2014-2022, serving as chair of the finance and audit committee, vice chair, and chair of the board. He also previously served as vice chair and chair of the board of SEI international. Kireta is also active on the committees on pesticides, antimicrobials, and alternative control agents (E35), additive manufacturing technologies (F42), and fire standards (E05).
Kireta joined CDA in 1992 as Midwest regional manager and held management positions for tube, pipe and fittings, and architectural applications, before becoming vice president in 2008. He was appointed as president & CEO in December 2021. As CDA president, Kireta led a staff team in developing and enacting strategic market, regulatory, education, advocacy, and research programs across the breadth of copper and copper alloy application areas, including piping, architectural, and electrical building construction systems; industrial products; sustainable energy applications; electric vehicles and systems; antimicrobial touch surfaces; and others.
Kireta holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Purdue University.