A regional president for Doosan Bobcat Inc. is the new chair of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers.
Richard M. Goldsbury, Doosan Bobcat’s regional president for North America & Oceania, was
SCOTT HOUSLEY
Richard M. Goldsbury, a regional president for Doosan Bobcat Inc. is the new chair of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM).
elected to the position at the AEM’s recent annual business meeting in November.
Six other officers were elected at the meeting, as were directors to the AEM board and its agricultural and construction equipment sector boards.
The other AEM officers for 2018 are as follows:
• Vice-chair Jim Walker, vice-president Case IH N.A., CNH Industrial;
• Ag chair John D. Lagemann, senior vice-president of sales and marketing for regions 3 and 4, Deere & Co.;
• CE chair Jeffrey R. Reed, president and CEO, Reed International/VSS Macropaver;
• treasurer Todd H. Stucke, senior vice-president of marketing and product support, Kubota Tractor Corp.; and
• secretary Dennis J. Slater, AEM’s full-time president.
“At AEM, we benefit from the support of our member companies and the dedication of their representatives who serve in AEM leadership roles,” Slater said in a news release announcing the election results. “They help ensure Association programs continue to meet member and industry needs, helping them succeed in the changing business environments of the future, and we appreciate their knowledge and participation.”
Among AEM’s more than 950 member companies are several service body manufacturers and accessory makers.