Elections will be held April 1 at the Apex trade show. If elected – a certainty – the three would each serve two-year terms between April 2008 and March 2010.

The nominations of Rozario and Xin are notable as IPC has had fewer than a handful of directors since its inception in 1957.

Rozario, a 53-year industry veteran who has reported ties to PCB pioneer Paul Eisler, is based in Devon, UK. Xin has 20 years of technical and research experience in electronics manufacturing and is based in Shenzhen. He chairs the European Institute of Printed Circuits, suggesting greater ties between that group and IPC is in the offing.

Black has nearly 35 years of senior executive management experience in the PCB and semiconductor industries.

Nominees were selected by IPC’s Nominating and Governance Committee and approved by the full board.