MHIA elects Industry Roundtable Leaders.
Press Release Summary:
MHIA's Roundtable of Industry Leaders includes Material Handling Industry Board of Governors and MHIA Directors at Large. Serving as Board of Directors for Material Handling Industry, Board of Governors consists of officers of Material Handling Industry plus Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of corporation. Primary mission is accomplished through regularly scheduled activities of Board, budget and finance, planning, and standing committees.
Original Press Release:
Material Handling Industry of America 2008 Industry Roundtable Leaders Elected
(February 4, 2008,--Charlotte, NC) Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) announces the recent election of its 2008 MHIA Roundtable of Industry Leaders. The Roundtable includes the Material Handling Industry Board of Governors and the MHIA Directors At Large. The Board of Governors consists of the officers of Material Handling Industry plus the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of the corporation. The Board of Governors serves as the Board of Directors for Material Handling Industry.
2008-2009 Material Handling Industry Board of Governors
Colin Wilson, Chief Operating Officer, NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc., was elected to the position of Executive Chairman. George W. Prest, Director of Business Development, UNARCO Material Handling was elected to the dual position of Executive Vice Chairman and Chairman--Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). E. Larry Strayhorn, President of Diamond Phoenix Corporation was elected to the position of Vice Chair of MHIA. Brian McNamara, President of Southworth International Group, Inc., will serve as Last Retiring Executive Chairman.The following industry leaders were elected to serve as Board of Governors Vice Chairmen:
Michael Gonzalez, President & COO-HK Systems
Gregg E. Goodner, President-Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.
Willard P. Heddles, President-Tiffin Metal Products Co.
John M. Hill, Principal-TransSystems | ESYNC
Daniel J. Quinn, President-Vertical Systems International, LLC
David D. Reh, President-Gorbel Inc.
James C. Robertson, Executive Vice President-Cattron Group International
Richard L. Torbeck, President & CEO-Torbeck Industries
Dave Young, President-EGA Products, Inc.
John B. Nofsinger, Chief Executive Officer, Material Handling Industry
Arthur Stroyd, Esq., Partner of Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd LLC will serve as Material Handling Industry General Counsel.
The primary mission of the Board of Governors is the overall governance of Material Handling Industry. The more visible external programming of the Industry takes place through Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). This mission is accomplished through regularly scheduled activities of the Board, budget and finance, planning and standing committees.
2008 MHIA Directors At Large
Steve Ackerman, President-FKI Logistex
Shankar Basu, President-Toyota Material Handling, USA, Inc.
Lewis Cabot, Chairman of the Board-Southworth International Group
Bryan Carey, President-Starrco, Co.
Craig F. Chamberlin, President & CEO-AWP Industries, Inc.
Theodore D. Crandall, Senior Executive Vice President Components & Packaged Applications Group-Rockwell Automation Control Systems
Paul Evanko, Partner-St. Onge Company
Don Frazier, Chairman of the Board-Frazier Industrial Company
Craig Guttmann, President-Algood Casters Limited
Rick Lee, President-Transnorm, Inc.
Kenneth W. Lewis, Managing Director-viastore systems
Dave Lippert, President-Hamilton Caster & Mfg. Co.
Dr. Ben Montreuil, President - CICMHE-Universite Lavel
John Paxton, President-Demag Cranes and Components Corporation
William R. Powell, President-Powell Systems, Inc.
Joe Robillard, President-Autoquip Corporation
David L. Rollins, President-Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Markus Schmidt, Senior Vice President, North America-Swisslog Warehouse & Distribution Division
John W. Splude, Chairman & CEO, HK Systems, Inc.
James A. Tompkins, Ph.D., President-Tompkins Associates
Richard Uhlig, President & CEO-Spanco, Inc.
MHIA is an international trade association that has represented the material handling & logistics industry since 1945. MHIA members include material handling and logistics equipment and systems manufacturers, integrators, consultants, publishers, and third party logistics providers. Member companies come from all areas of material handling and various parts of the world, making MHIA a strong national and international representative for the material handling industry. Much of the work of the industry is done within its product-specific sections, councils and affiliates. The association also sponsors trade events, such as ProMat and NA 2008 to showcase the products and services of its member companies and to educate industry professionals on the productivity solutions provided through material handling and logistics.
Contact: Carol Miller, Vice President of Marketing & Communications, Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) (704) 616-1190/800-345-1815 / cmiller@mhia.org.
