CONSHOHOCKEN, PA — ASTM International, one of the world’s most influential standard-setting organizations, has elevated longtime manufacturing and sustainability leader Amer Bin Ahmed to chair of its Board of Directors, placing a veteran of global industrial innovation at the helm of an organization that quietly governs how products, materials and technologies are tested and trusted worldwide.
Bin Ahmed began his term following service as vice chair, stepping into leadership of ASTM’s 25-member board, which draws executives and experts from industry, academia, government and professional organizations across the globe to guide the group’s expanding portfolio of international standards and technical services.
His rise to the top of ASTM’s leadership comes after nearly two decades working at the intersection of industrial manufacturing, sustainability and regulatory frameworks, often in fast-growing and complex markets across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Those roles, ASTM said, have given him firsthand experience navigating the challenges of applying global standards to emerging technologies and rapidly evolving industries.
Before entering senior executive ranks, Bin Ahmed earned degrees in business and management and later completed executive education at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on innovation and emerging technologies, a combination that positioned him to bridge operational leadership with advanced technical and regulatory strategy.
Much of his career was spent building and scaling industrial operations with an emphasis on compliance systems, third-party verification and the practical use of international standards. As managing director of Knauf Middle East, his responsibilities stretched across multiple regions, including India, where he was recognized for advancing sustainability, quality and industrial excellence while aligning local operations with global benchmarks.
In recent years, Bin Ahmed has become a prominent figure in additive manufacturing and advanced production methods, particularly where new technologies collide with safety rules, insurance requirements and regulatory approval. Through ASTM-led initiatives, workshops and industry forums, he has worked to shape how 3D printing and other emerging methods are brought into mainstream industrial use.
His experience includes early involvement in Dubai’s 3D-printing construction efforts, including projects with Nakheel Developers as the emirate built out its approval and licensing framework for printed buildings. He has also worked with public-sector partners such as the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority on research-driven additive manufacturing programs, applying what ASTM describes as a system-based approach to ensure new technologies meet established standards for safety, verification and insurability.
As chair, Bin Ahmed is expected to guide ASTM through a period of rapid change as industries from construction to advanced manufacturing adopt new materials, digital production techniques and automation at unprecedented speed, raising fresh questions about how global standards should evolve to keep pace.
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