Fabricators & Manufacturers Association Elects New Directors, Officers

By Megan Paja | November 5, 2015

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Zelt Elected Board Chairman

 

ROCKFORD, Ill., Nov. 5, 2015 – Brian Havlovic, Senior Engineer, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A., Jason Hillenbrand, Laser Products Manager, Amada America, Inc., and Pamela Swanson, President, Airgas North Central 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 Al Zelt, Director of Sales & Marketing, Processors & Service Centers, ASKO, Inc. was elected chairman. Zelt became active on the FMA board in 2007.

In addition to Zelt, the slate of board officers for 2015-2016 includes: Vivek Gupta, president, Texas ProFab Corp., Carrollton, Texas as 1st vice chairman; Lyle Menke, vice president, administration & marketing and chief spiritual officer, Peddinghaus Inc., Bradley, Ill. as 2nd vice chairman: and William “Jeff” Jeffery, CEO, IRMCO, Evanston, 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 council of individual members dedicated to working toward cost-effective environmentally friendly manufacturing.

Visit www.fmanet.org and www.sustainablemfr.com for more information.

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