AMCA International announces 2015-2016 president, board members.
Press Release Summary:
AMCA International Inc. announced Tim Kilgore as 2015–2016 president of AMCA Board of Directors. AMCA 2014–2015 Executive Committee members include Chairman Patrick A. Cockrum, President Tim Kilgore, VP Tim O’Hare, Treasurer Doug Yamashita, and Secretary Dan Hartlein. Newly elected Board members include Amit Ahuja and David A. Johnson. AMCA director Tom Gustafson will serve second 3-year term. Board members currently serving as director are Mats Georg Sándor, Bek Siew Hup, and John Magill.
Original Press Release:
AMCA International Announces 2015-2016 President and Board of Directors
ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – The Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. announced that Tim Kilgore, President of Sales and Marketing, Greenheck Fan Corp., Wausau, Wis., is the 2015–2016 president of the AMCA Board of Directors.
Kilgore joined Greenheck in October 2005 after spending 24 years in the electrical equipment and electric motor industries. He began his career in engineering and sales roles with Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Later, he spent 17 years at L&S Electric, including 10 years as company president.
Kilgore is an active volunteer in the Wausau community, where he has served as president of the Rotary Club and chairman of the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk. He was also formerly vice president of the Wausau Entrepreneurial and Education Center. Kilgore has held positions on the boards of the United Way of Marathon County, the North Central Technical College Foundation and the Wausau Youth Hockey Association.
The incoming president holds a bachelor’s in industrial engineering from Purdue and an MBA from Marquette. He and his wife, Patty, have four adult children.
Kilgore said, “I am proud to serve AMCA and its members in its 99th year – a time of profound and exciting industry change and challenge. AMCA is more international than ever. Its membership size and diversity, as well as worldwide participation in the AMCA Certified Ratings Program, continue to grow. AMCA’s mission is to promote the health, growth and integrity of the air systems industry. Despite all that is changing, this mission remains the foundation for all that we do.”
AMCA also announced the members who will serve on the AMCA Executive Committee and AMCA Board of Directors in 2015–2016, which are listed below.
AMCA’s 2014–2015 Executive Committee members are:
• Chairman of the Board: Patrick A. Cockrum, President at Pottorff, Ft. Worth, Texas, U.S.
• President: Tim Kilgore, President of Sales and Marketing at Greenheck Fan Corporation, Wausau, Wis., U.S.
• Vice President: Tim O’Hare, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at New York Blower, Willowbrook, Ill., U.S.
• Treasurer: Doug Yamashita, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Acme Engineering and Manufacturing Corporation, Muskogee, Okla., U.S.
• Secretary: Dan Hartlein, Executive Vice President at Twin City Fan Companies Ltd., Plymouth, Minn., U.S.
Newly elected to the AMCA Board of Directors for a three-year term are:
• Amit Ahuja, General Manager at Maico Gulf, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• David A. Johnson, Director of Engineering at Berner International Corp, New Castle, Pa., U.S.
AMCA’s director elected to serve a second three-year term is:
• Tom Gustafson, Chief Technology Officer/Quality Manager at Hartzell Air Movement, Piqua, Ohio, U.S.
Board members serving a current term as director are:
• Mats Georg Sándor, Technical Director at Systemair AB, Skinnskatteberg, Sweden.
• Bek Siew Hup, General Manager at Azen Manufacturing Pte. Ltd., Singapore.
• John Magill, Vice President of Engineering at Howden North America Inc., Columbia, S.C., U.S.
About AMCA International
The Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA) International Inc. Is a not-for-profit trade association with more than 330 member companies worldwide representing more than $3 billion in annual revenue. AMCA’s mission is to advance the health, growth and integrity of the air movement and control industry, with programs like certified ratings, verification of compliance and international standard development. AMCA also advocates for model codes, regulations and utility incentive programs that promote efficiency and life safety. For more information about AMCA, visit www.amca.org.
