BSA elects 2009-2010 officers and Board of Directors.

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At 2009 Annual Convention, BSA elected Eduardo Bichara of Baleromex S.A. de C.V. to serve as President; Ellen Holladay of Motion Industries, Inc. as 1st VP; Howard Gainey of Bearings and Drives, Inc. as 2nd VP; Geoff Filker of Easter Bearings Inc. as Treasurer; and Steve Durston as Chairman of the Board. Gordon Duncan of Kinecor LP, Mitch Bouchard of General Bearing Service Inc., and Brian Negri from Jamaica Bearings Company, Inc. were each elected to 3 year terms on BSA Board of Directors.



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BSA 2009-2010 Officers and Board of Directors



Glen Ellyn, IL--At its 2009 Annual Convention May 1-5 at the Hyatt Grand Cypress, Orlando, Florida, the Bearing Specialists Association (BSA) elected the following slate of officers to serve in 2009-2010: as President: Eduardo Bichara, Baleromex, S.A. de C.V.; as 1st Vice President: Ellen Holladay, Motion Industries, Inc.; as 2nd Vice President: Howard Gainey, Bearings & Drives, Inc.; as Treasurer: Geoff Filker, Eastern Bearings Inc.; and as Chairman of the Board, Steve Durston, Jamaica Bearings Company, Inc..

Gordon Duncan, Kinecor LP; Mitch Bouchard, General Bearing Service Inc.; and Brian Negri, Jamaica Bearings Company, Inc. were each elected to three year terms on the BSA Board of Directors. BSA members continuing to serve the association as members of the Board of Directors in 2009-2010 are: Tom Armold, Applied Industrial Technologies; Doug Savage, Bearing Service, Inc.; James D. Webster, DXP Enterprises; Hal Allen, Allied Bearings Supply Co., Inc; Bill DuComb, W.C. DuComb Company; and John Timble, Bearing
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BSA is the "must belong to organization for authorized bearing distributors." An international service and educational organization of authorized distributors representing a total of nearly 100 companies distributing factory-warranted ball-, roller-, and anti-friction bearings and invited manufacturers of bearings and related products, the association's mission says, "BSA is the forum to enhance networking and knowledge sharing and promote the sale of bearings through authorized distributors." For more information on BSA, contact the BSA office at (630) 858-3838; fax (630) 790-3095; email info@bsahome.org or visit the association website at www.bsahome.org.

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