Stanley Elected Board Chairman

ROCKFORD, Ill., Nov. 18, 2014 – William Isaac, vice president, sales and marketing, MC Machinery Systems/Mitsubishi Laser, Wood Dale, Ill; James Rogowski, vice-president technical services, TRUMPF Inc., Farmington, Conn.; and Dirk Smith, president and CEO, SUPER STEEL LLC, Milwaukee, Wis., were elected to the board of directors of the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International (FMA) at the group’s recent annual meeting. All will serve three-year terms on the board.

Current board member Edwin Stanley, vice president, sales, procurement & business development, GH Metal Solutions, Fort Payne, Ala. was elected chairman. Stanley became active on the FMA board in 2007.

In addition to Stanley, the slate of board officers for 2014-2015 includes: Al Zelt, director, sales & marketing, ASKO, Inc., Homestead, Pa. as 1st vice chairman; Vivek Gupta, president, Texas ProFab Corp, Carrollton, Texas as 2nd vice chairman; and Lyle Menke, vice president, administration & marketing and chief spiritual officer, Peddinghaus Inc., Bradley, Ill. as secretary/treasurer.

Based in Rockford, Ill., FMA is a professional organization with nearly 2,500 members working together to improve the metal processing, forming, and fabricating industry. Founded in 1970, FMA brings metal fabricators and fabricating equipment manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, and the FABTECH^® tradeshow. FMA also has two technology affiliates, the Tube & Pipe Association, Intl. (TPA), which focuses on the unique needs of companies engaged in tube and pipe producing and fabricating; and Sustainable Manufacturer Network, a professional organization of individual members dedicated to working toward cost-effective environmentally friendly manufacturing.

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