Farm Equipment Manufacturers Assn elects Marc McConnell president.
Press Release Summary:
During 63rd Annual Fall Convention (October 21–25 in Indianapolis, IN), Marc McConnell of Art's Way Manufacturing Co. was elected as Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association's 61st President. In addition to serving as Vice Chairman of Art's Way Manufacturing Co., McConnell has served on Association's Board since 2007 and will host Association's 2014 Spring Management Clinic in San Antonio, CA (April 6–9) as well as 2014 Fall Convention in Las Vegas, NV (November 4–7).
Original Press Release:
McConnell Elected as the 62nd President of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association
During the 63rd Annual Fall Convention, October 21-25, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association elected Marc McConnell, Art’s Way Manufacturing Co., as the 61st President of the Association. McConnell has served on the Association’s Board since 2007.
McConnell serves as the Vice Chairman of Art’s Way Manufacturing Co., Inc., headquartered in Armstrong, IA, a diversified manufacturer of sugar beet harvesters, grinder-mixers, hay and forage equipment, manure spreaders, graders, plows, grain augers, and other farm equipment, in addition to the products of its non-agricultural subsidiaries which include pressure vessels, modular laboratories, snow blowers, and carbide cutting tools with seven factories in Iowa, Ohio, and Ontario. Art’s Way has been a member of the Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association since 1961.
In addition to his role at Art’s Way, McConnell also serves as Chairman of West Town Savings Bank of Chicago, IL, President of Bauer Corporation, Babcock Co., Inc., Adamson Global Technology Corp. of Vice-Chairman of McConnell Holdings, Inc., and director of Mountain Aircraft Services, Inc. He is also Past President of the American Ladder Institute, the Lenoir County Manufacturer’s Association, among other civic associations, foundations, and boards. McConnell is also a member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO) and is a graduate of Cornell University.
McConnell will host the Association’s 2014 Spring Management Clinic in San Antonio, April 6-9, and the 2014 Fall Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 4-7, where his term as President will conclude.
During the annual Fall Convention the following were also elected as Officers: 1st Vice President, Mike Kloster, Worksaver Inc.; 2nd Vice President, Ric Kirby, Kirby Manufacturing; Treasurer, Robert Atkinson, W & A Manufacturing Company; Secretary, Paul Jeffrey, MacDon Inc.; and Andrew Cummings, T. G. Schmeiser Co., Inc., will serve as an Ex Officio member of the Executive Committee.
The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association is an international not-for-profit trade organization representing more than 315 manufacturers of specialized farm equipment, more than 300 industry supplier companies and 37 marketing firms. Founded in 1950, the Association is headquarted at 1000 Executive Parkway, Suite 100, St. Louis, Missouri. For more information about the Association, please visit FarmEquip.org.
