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.
Dennis Slater, who is retiring as president, was bestowed the honor of an AEM Life Honorary Director.
“Throughout his nearly 40-year career with AEM, Dennis has been a visionary leader in support of the equipment manufacturing industry,” said 2021 chair Steve W. Berglund, executive chairman at Trimble. “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.”
AEM officers for 2022
- 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
“The guidance and leadership talent from our member companies greatly benefit AEM, and we always appreciate their participation,” said incoming AEM president 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
- Jason Andringa, President & CEO, Vermeer Corp.
- Steven Berglund, Executive Chairman, Trimble, Inc.
- Robert Crain, Senior VP, Customer Experience, AGCO Corp.
- John Garrison, Chairman & Chief Executive, Terex Corp.
- David Gilmore, Senior VP, Global Marketing, Agriculture & Turf Division, Deere & Co.
- Grant Godbersen, VP Manufacturing, GOMACO Corp.
- Michael Haberman, Exec. VP Industrial Equipment Division, Alamo Group, Inc.
- Scott Harris, Global President, Case IH North America, CNH Industrial
- Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar Corp.
- Philip Kelliher, VP Americas Distribution, Service & Marketing, Caterpillar Inc.
- Leif Magnusson, President, CLAAS of America, Inc.
- Laura Ness Owens, VP Marketing, Communication & Public Affairs, Doosan Bobcat North America
- Ray O’Connor, President & CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Brad Olson, VP, Two Rivers Marketing
- Greg Petras, President, Kuhn North America, Inc.
- Austin Ramirez, President & CEO, Husco
- Jeffrey Reed, President & CEO, Reed International/VSS Macropaver
- Stephen Roy, President of Region North America, Volvo Construction Equip.
- Rod Schrader, Chairman & CEO, Komatsu America Corp.
- Todd Stucke, Senior VP Marketing, Product Support & Strategic Projects, Kubota Tractor Corp.
Construction Equipment Sector Board
- Chair: Stephen Roy, President of Region North America, Volvo Construction Equip.
- Vice Chair: Eric Sauvage, President & CEO, LBX Company LLC
- Erica Baird, Industrial Segment President, Cummins, Inc.
- Brian Bieller, President & CEO, ST Engineering LeeBoy, Inc.
- Otto Breitschwerdt, VP, Building Construction Products, Caterpillar, Inc.
- Susanne Cobey, President & CEO, Eagle Crusher Co., Inc.
- Jason Daly, Global Director, Production Systems, Technology and Marketing, John Deere Construction & Forestry Division
- Angie Drake, VP Construction, The Toro Company
- Jim Glazer, President & CEO, Elliott Equipment Company
- John Grote, Global VP Sales & Marketing, Grote Industries, Inc.
- Willie Harbert, VP, Motors, Danfoss Power Solutions, Inc.
- Dave Hughes, VP Global Sales, McElroy Manufacturing, Inc.
- Leandro Lecheta, Head of Construction Equipment Segment, CNH Industrial America LLC.
- Simon Meester, President, Terex, AWP Genie
- Ray O’Connor, President & CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems, Inc.
- Melvin Porter, President & CEO, Link-Belt Cranes
- Bryan Rich, Chairman & CEO, SmartEquip, Inc.
- Stephen Roy, President of Region North America, Volvo Construction Equip.
- Barry Ruffalo, President & CEO, Astec Industries, Inc.
- Eric Sauvage, President & CEO, LBX Company, LLC
- Ingo Schiller, President & CEO, Tadano America Corp.
- Patrick Weiler, President & CEO, Weiler
