Link Manufacturing CEO Dennis Michels Elected to Second Term as HDMA Chairman - aftermarketNews

Link Manufacturing CEO Dennis Michels Elected to Second Term as HDMA Chairman

2010 HDMA officers and board of directors also announced.

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – David Adams, president and CEO of Horton Holding Inc., and Mary Petrovich, CEO of AxleTech International were recently elected to the board of directors of HDMA.  Dennis Michels, president and CEO for Link Manufacturing Ltd., accepted a second term as 2010 chairman during the meeting, with Patrick Cavanagh, president and CEO of Williams Controls, elected to vice chairman.
 
HDMA board officers include:

·    Chairman Dennis Michels, president and CEO, Link Manufacturing, Ltd
·    Vice Chairman Jack Shaffer, president and COO, Bergstrom
·    Vice Chairman Pat Cavanagh, president and CEO, Williams Controls
·    Treasurer, Wendy Earp, vice president, Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association          
·    Tim Kraus, president and COO, Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association
·    Bob McKenna, president and CEO, Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association   

Directors continuing to serve on the HDMA board include:
·    John Coll, vice president sales, Eaton Corporation – Truck Components
·    Pedro Ferro, president, Marmon CV Under-Carriage
·    Terry Keating, board of directors, Dana Corporation
·    Joe McAleese, president and CEO, Bendix CVS  
·    Tim Musgrave, president and CEO, Pressure Systems International
·    Tim Myers, president, Alcoa CV Wheels
·    Ed Oeltjen, president, Consolidated Metco
·    Ron Parker, chairman, president and CEO, MGM Brake/Indianhead Industries
·    Joe Plomin, vice president, Trucks, ArvinMeritor CVS
·    Gary Smalley, president and CEO, Dayton Parts LLC
·    Jim Wojciehowski, vice president/general manager, Sales & Service, Dana Corporation
 
The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) has served the strategic needs of its more than 180 member companies and the commercial vehicle industry since 1983. A market segment association of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), HDMA’s mission is to be the industry’s primary advocate for the members of the commercial vehicle supplier community. With a continuous focus on its members, HDMA strives to advance the image and interests of the industry and its member companies. More details are available at www.hdma.org.  

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