The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) announced its 2022 officers and directors elected to the AEM Board of Directors and Agriculture and Construction Equipment Sector Boards during its annual business meeting this week.
AEM President, Dennis Slater, who announced earlier this year that he will retire after 23-years at the helm of the organization, was bestowed the honor of an AEM Life Honorary Director. The designation is traditionally conferred upon past board chairs.
“Throughout his nearly 40-year career with AEM, Dennis has been a visionary leader in support of the equipment manufacturing industry,” said 2021 AEM Chair Chairman Steve W. Berglund, executive chairman at Trimble, Inc. “Under his leadership, AEM has built tremendous value and momentum for our members and the industry. On behalf of the AEM Board Directors, I thank him for his steadfast guidance and foresight in support of the association’s more than 1,000 member companies.”
The Officers for the AEM Board of Directors for 2022 are:
AEM Chair: Robert Crain, Sr. VP, Customer Experience, AGCO Corp.
Vice Chair: Rod Schrader, Chairman & CEO, Komatsu America Corp.
Ag Chair: Todd Stucke, Senior VP Marketing, Product Support & Strategic Projects, Kubota Tractor Corp.
CE Chair: Stephen Roy, President of Region North America, Volvo Construction Equip.
Treasurer: Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar Corp.
Secretary: Megan Tanel, President, AEM
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.
“The guidance and leadership talent from our member companies greatly benefit AEM, and we always appreciate their participation,” said AEM president – select Megan Tanel. “We also value the wide-ranging scale of participation, from ag and construction equipment and component manufacturers, tech developers and service providers. This is a tremendous group of industry leaders, and I am looking forward to working with them.”
2022 AEM Board of Directors
Agriculture Equipment Sector Board
Ag Chair: Todd Stucke, Senior VP Marketing, Product Support & Strategic Projects, Kubota Tractor Corp.
Ag Vice Chair: Bill Hurley, Vice President, Distribution, AGCO Corp.
Construction Equipment Sector Board
CE Chair: Stephen Roy, President of Region North America, Volvo Construction Equip.
CE Vice Chair: Eric Sauvage, President & CEO, LBX Company LLC
About
AEM is the North America-based international trade group representing off-road equipment manufacturers and suppliers with more than 1,000 companies and more than 200 product lines in the agriculture and construction-related industry sectors worldwide. The equipment manufacturing industry in the United States supports 2.8 million jobs and contributes roughly $288 billion to the economy every year.