The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has announced its 2021 officers and directors elected to the AEM board of directors and construction and agriculture equipment sector boards.
The Officers for the AEM board of directors for 2021 are:
· AEM chair: Steven Berglund, executive chairman, Trimble.
· Vice chair: Robert Crain, Sr. vice president & general manager North America, AGCO.
· Ag chair: Todd Stucke, Sr. vice president marketing, product support & strategic projects, Kubota Tractor.
· CE chair: Rod Schrader, chairman & CEO, Komatsu America.
· Treasurer: Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar.
· Secretary: Dennis Slater, president, AEM
AEM president Dennis Slater says: “The guidance and leadership talent from our member companies greatly benefit AEM, and we always appreciate their participation. We also greatly appreciate the broad spectrum of participation, not just from equipment OEMs in the ag and construction equipment sectors, but from component manufacturers, tech developers, and service providers.”
Directors and officers for the AEM board of directors come from a broad selection of AEM member companies from both the agriculture and construction equipment fields.
2021 AEM board of directors
· Jason Andringa, president & CEO, Vermeer.
· Steven Berglund, executive chairman, Trimble.
· Ted Bojanowski, vice president sales, marketing & system engineering, Parker Hannifin.
· Robert Crain, Sr. vice president & general manager North America, AGCO.
· John Garrison, chairman & chief executive, Terex.
· David Gilmore, Sr. vice president sales & marketing regions 3 & 4 agriculture & turf division, Deere & Co.
· Grant Godbersen, vice president manufacturing, GOMACO.
· Michael Haberman, president, Gradall Industries.
· Scott Harris, vice president Case IH North America, CNH Industrial
· Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar.
· Philip Kelliher, vice president Americas distribution, service & marketing, Caterpillar.
· Leif Magnusson, president, CLAAS of America.
· Laura Ness Owens, vice president marketing, communication & public affairs, Doosan Bobcat North America.
· Ray O’Connor, president & CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems.
· Brad Olson, vice president, Two Rivers Marketing.
· Greg Petras, president, Kuhn North America.
· Austin Ramirez, president & CEO, Husco.
· Jeffrey Reed, president & CEO, Reed International/VSS Macropaver.
· Rod Schrader, chairman & CEO, Komatsu America.
· Todd Stucke, Sr. vice president marketing, product support & strategic projects, Kubota Tractor.
Construction equipment sector board
CE Chair: Rod Schrader, chairman & CEO, Komatsu America.
CE Vice Chair: Stephen Roy, Sr. vice president sales region Americas, Volvo Construction Equip.
· Brian Bieller, president & regional general manager, Dynapac North America
· Susanne Cobey, president & CEO, Eagle Crusher.
· Angie Drake, vice president construction business, The Toro Company.
· Mary Erholtz, vice president marketing, Superior Industries.
· Anthony Fassino, vice president building construction products Div., Caterpillar.
· John Grote, global vice president sales & marketing, Grote Industries.
· Willie Harbert, vice president sales, Eaton.
· David Hughes, vice president global sales, McElroy Manufacturing.
· Robert Mortensen, president off highway div., Husco.
· Frank Nerenhausen, president, JLG Industries.
· Ray O’Connor, president & CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems.
· Melvin Porter, president & CEO, Link-Belt Cranes.
· Bryan Rich, chairman & CEO, SmartEquip.
· Stephen Roy, Sr. vice president sales region Americas, Volvo Construction Equip.
· Barry Ruffalo, president & CEO, Astec Industries.
· Eric Sauvage, president & CEO, LBX Company.
· Ingo Schiller, president & CEO, Tadano America.
· Rod Schrader, chairman & CEO, Komatsu America.
· David Thorne, Sr. vice president worldwide sales & marketing, construction & forestry div., Deere & Co.
· Patrick Weiler, president & CEO, Weiler
Ag sector board
Ag chair: Todd Stucke, Sr. vice president marketing, product support & strategic projects, Kubota Tractor
Ag vice chair: Bill Hurley, vice president aftersales, customer support & distribution development, AGCO
· Grant Adolph, chief operating officer, Buhler Industries.
· Kim Boccardi, vice president marketing & salesforce champion, Titan International.
· Mark Core, Exec. vice president & chief marketing officer, Vermeer.
· Fernando Cuccioli, exec. vice president cluster Americas, DeLaval.
· Brett Davis, vice president New Holland North America, CNH Industrial.
· Charlene Finck, president, Farm Journal.
· Richard Fox-Marrs, president & CEO, JCB.
· Gene Fraser, vice president global sales & marketing, MacDon Industries.
· David Gilmore, Sr. vice president sales & marketing regions 3 & 4 agriculture & turf division, Deere & Co.
· Bill Hurley, vice president aftersales, customer support & distribution development, AGCO.
· Angela Larson, vice president marketing farm, ranch & ag div., Blount International.
· Leif Magnusson, president, CLAAS of America.
· Darryl Matthews, Sr. vice president, Trimble.
· Brian McKown, Exec. vice president & chief operating officer, Kinze Manufacturing.
· Brian Nelson, president & chairman, HCC.
· Greg Petras, president, Kuhn North America.
· Viren Popli, president & CEO, Mahindra USA.
· Todd Stucke, Sr. vice president marketing, product support & strategic projects, Kubota Tractor.
· James Wessing, vice president, Kondex.
· Jeremy Yoder, president & CEO, DISTek Integration.
