PMA Divisions elect new leaders.
Press Release Summary:
PMA announces election of Augusto Gil to position of Metal Spinning Division Vice Chair and Benjamin Barnett to Next Generation Leaders Division Vice Chair. Gil, general manager for Hialeah Metal Spinning, will work to increase division participation and membership by preparing valuable content for presentations and group discussions. Barnett, vice president of Principal Manufacturing Corp, looks to increase participation of younger people within PMA's Next Generation Leaders Division.
Original Press Release:
PMA Divisions Elect New Leaders
CLEVELAND, OH - The Precision Metalforming Association (PMA) announces the election of Augusto Gil to the position of Metal Spinning Division Vice Chair and Benjamin Barnett to Next Generation Leaders Division Vice Chair.
Gil, general manager for Hialeah Metal Spinning, Hialeah, FL, has been active within the Metal Spinning Division for nearly a decade and previously served as a member of the group's program committee. In his new role as vice chair, he will work to increase division participation and membership by preparing valuable content for presentations and group discussions. Gil will serve alongside Metal Spinning Division Chair/Director John McGeever, president of Charles Schillinger Co., Bensalem, PA. McGeever acted as vice chair in 2009 before being elected chair in 2010-2011. Gil will serve one year as vice chair and then will become chair/director in 2012-2013.
Barnett, vice president of Principal Manufacturing Corp., Broadview, IL, looks to increase participation of younger people within PMA's Next Generation Leaders Division through his responsibilities as vice chair of the group. He has been participating in division activities for the past several years and serves as the membership chair for the local PMA Chicago District. Barnett joins Chair/Director Rick Bachman, vice president of logistics for Feintool North America, Cincinnati, OH, with leadership positions in the division. Bachman served as vice chair in 2009-2010 before being named chair/director for 2011-2012. Barnett will act as vice chair of the division in 2011-2012 before becoming chair/director in 2013-2014.
PMA's Metal Spinning Division offers specific education and training, knowledge-building and networking for members involved within this unique and artistic metalforming community. Programs and services are recommended and built by representatives from manufacturers of metal-spun parts and components as well as by equipment and service suppliers. www.pma.org/divisions/metal-spinning
PMA's Next Generation Leaders Division is dedicated to developing industry knowledge and leadership qualities for the next generation of metalforming-industry leaders. Activities are open to anyone from a PMA member company who is on a path of professional growth, is a new or emerging leader, and who will benefit from interaction with others in similar stages of leadership development. www.pma.org/divisions/next-generation
PMA is the full-service trade association representing the $113-billion metalforming industry of North America-the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, and other value-added processes. Its nearly 1,000 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry. PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Educational Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM tradeshows, and MetalForming magazine.
