The Association of Equipment Manufacturers has announced its officers and board of directors for 2020.
The new chair of the AEM is Jeffrey Reed, president and CEO of Reed International/VSS
New chair of the AEM, Jeffrey Reed, president and CEO of Reed International/VSS Macropaver
Macropaver. Reed succeeds John D. Lagemann Sr., a vice-president of sales and marketing with the agriculture and turf division of Deere & Co.
Joining Reed as AEM officers for 2020 are vice chair Steven Berglund, president and CEO of Trimble Inc.; agriculture chair Jerry Johnson, president of the farm, ranch and agriculture division of Blount International Inc.; construction equipment chair Rodney Schrader, chairman and CEO of Komatsu America Corp.; treasurer Todd Stucke Sr., vice-president of marketing, product support and strategic projects for Kubota Tractor Corp.; and secretary Dennis Slater, the AEM’s president.
They were elected at the AEM’s recent annual business meeting, the association said in a news release in November.
“AEM benefits from the support of our member companies and the leadership talents of our Board members, and we greatly appreciate their active participation,” Slater said in the release. “Their engagement and contributions help ensure that we deliver quality results as we continue to build momentum for the equipment manufacturing industry and offer the best possible services and programs for members.”
Also elected were 11 members of the AEM’s board of directors, a dozen directors to the association’s agricultural sector board, and 12 directors to the AEM’s construction equipment sector board.
They include representatives from such companies as Parker Hannifin Corp., Mahindra USA Inc., JLG Industries Inc., and Wacker Neuson Corp.
AEM’s more than 1,000 member companies include dozens of service truck body and accessory manufacturers. Headquartered in Milwaukee, the AEM has offices in Washington, D.C., Ottawa, and Beijing.
For more information, visit www.aem.org.