Karen Joslyn Joins NAM Board to drive NAM's pro-growth agenda.
Press Release Summary:
Karen Joslyn, vice president of energy and manufacturing for SAS Institute Inc, has been named to National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Board of Directors. Joslyn will help NAM advance pro-growth manufacturing policy agenda. NAM president and CEO Jay Timmons lauded Joslyn as "a champion for manufacturing and a leader in business and her community" as well as her competency in effecting positive change critical to manufacturing, setting agendas, and driving pro-growth policies.
Original Press Release:
SAS' Karen Joslyn Joins NAM Board of Directors
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) announced that Karen Joslyn, vice president of energy and manufacturing for SAS Institute Inc., has been named to the NAM Board of Directors. Joslyn will help the NAM advance a robust, pro-growth manufacturing policy agenda.
“The NAM helps the manufacturing industry capitalize on the promise of today’s smart factory in the age of the Internet of Things. I’m honored to be a part of the team to step up to this challenge,” said Joslyn. “I’m looking forward to applying decades of leadership in analytics and data management to help the industry operate more efficiently. It’s imperative for manufacturers to become more vigilant about cybersecurity, delight customers with quality products and services and turn ever-expanding data into a valued asset.”
The NAM is at the forefront of every important policy debate for manufacturers. Executives on the NAM Board of Directors, which comprise leaders representing companies of all sizes in every industrial sector, are the driving force behind the NAM’s advocacy efforts.
“Karen is a valuable addition to the NAM Board of Directors,” said NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. “As a champion for manufacturing and a leader in business and her community, Karen has proven time and again that she knows how to effect positive change that is critical to the new era in manufacturing, setting the manufacturing agenda and driving pro-growth policies.”
Founded in 1895, the NAM, guided by its board, is the largest industrial trade association in the United States with more than 14,000 members and is the nation’s most influential advocate for manufacturing.
-NAM-
About the NAM
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs more than 12 million men and women, contributes $2.09 trillion to the U.S. economy annually, has the largest economic impact of any major sector and accounts for more than three-quarters of private-sector research and development. The NAM is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the Manufacturers or to follow us on Shopfloor, Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org.
About SAS
SAS is the leader in analytics. Through innovative analytics, business intelligence and data management software and services, SAS helps customers at more than 75,000 sites make better decisions faster. Since 1976, SAS has been giving customers around the world THE POWER TO KNOW®.
