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MHI Announces New Leadership Appointments for 2020

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MHI is pleased to announce four newly elected Roundtable Advisory Committee members who began their terms January 1, 2020. Kevin Reader, Director of Business Development of KNAPP, Karen Norheim, President & COO for American Crane and Equipment, Melonee Wise, CEO of Fetch Robotics and Brian C. Neuwirth, President of UNEX Manufacturing, Inc.  They will serve four-year terms. 
 
Additional members of the MHI Roundtable Advisory Committee include:
 
  • Kevin Ambrose, CEO, Wynright/Daifuku
  • Doug Bouquard, VP and General Manager, East Penn Manufacturing
  • Bryan Carey, President, Starrco Co., Inc.
  • Brian Cohen, Chief Executive Officer, Hanel Storage Systems
  • Sal Fateen, CEO, Seizmic, Inc.
  • Bill Ferrell, CICMHE Liaison, Clemson
  • John Hill, Emeritus, Director, St. Onge Company
  • David R. Lippert, President, Hamilton Caster and Mfg. Co.
  • Brian McNamara, President & CEO, Southworth International Group, Inc.
  • Brad Moore, VP of Sales, viastore SYSTEMS Inc.
  • Dan Quinn, Emeritus
  • Paul Roy, General Manager, AutoStore
  • Bill Schneider, Jr., Vice President , Sissco Material Handling
  • Sebastian Titze, YPN Liaison, Business Development & Marketing Manager, BEUMER Corporation
  • Jim Vandegrift, President, R&M Materials Handling, Inc.
  • Colin Wilson, President & Chief Executive Officer, Hyster-Yale Group
 
2020 MHI Officers
 
MHI also announces that Bryan Jensen, Chairman & Executive Vice President, St. Onge Company has been elected to become the MHI Vice President.  Brett Wood, President & CEO, Toyota Material Handling North America serves as the MHI Chairman and Kevin O’Neill, President of Steele Solutions serves as the MHI President.  
 
2020 MHI Board of Governors:
 
Chris Becker, President 
G.W. Becker, Inc.
 
Steve Diebold, President
WireCrafters, LLC.
 
Rick Fox, President
Fox IV Technologies
 
Gregg Goodner,  Board Member
Hytrol 
 
Eddie Murphy, Owner/President 
SpaceGuard Products, Inc.,
 
George Prest, CEO
MHI
 
Brian Reh, President & CEO
Gorbel Inc. 
 
E. Larry Strayhorn, President
Pulse Integration
 
Dave Young, President
EGA Products, Inc.
 
General Counsel
Arthur H. Stroyd, Jr., Partner
Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd, LLC
 
The Board of Governors consists of the Officers and Board Governors of MHI plus the Chief Executive Officer and General Counsel of the corporation. The Board of Governors serves as the Board of Directors for MHI.
 
MHI is an international trade association that has represented the material handling, logistics and supply chain industry since 1945. MHI members include material handling, logistics and supply chain equipment and systems manufacturers, integrators, consultants, publishers, and third-party logistics providers. The association sponsors trade events, such as ProMat and MODEX to showcase the products and services of its member companies and to educate manufacturing and supply chain professionals on the productivity solutions provided through material handling and logistics.
 
Contact: Carol Miller, MHI VP of Marketing and Communications/704-676-1190.
 
 
 
 

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