AEM president, Dennis Slater, who announced earlier this year that he will retire after 23-years at the helm of the organisation, was bestowed the honour of an AEM life honorary director. The designation is traditionally conferred upon past board chairs.
2021 AEM chair chairman Steve W. Berglund, executive chairman at Trimble, says: “Throughout his nearly 40-year career with AEM, Dennis has been a visionary leader in support of the equipment manufacturing industry. 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
- Vice Chair: Rod Schrader, chairman & CEO, Komatsu America
- Ag Chair: Todd Stucke, Senior VP marketing, product support & strategic projects, Kubota Tractor
- CE Chair: Stephen Roy, president of Region North America, Volvo Construction Equip.
- Treasurer: Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar
- 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.
AEM president – select Megan Tanel, says: “The guidance and leadership talent from our member companies greatly benefit AEM, and we always appreciate their participation. 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
- Steven Berglund, executive chairman, Trimble
- Robert Crain, senior VP, customer experience, AGCO
- John Garrison, chairman & chief executive, Terex
- David Gilmore, senior VP, global marketing, agriculture & turf division, Deere & Co
- Grant Godbersen, VP manufacturing, GOMACO
- Michael Haberman, exec. VP industrial equipment division, Alamo Group
- Scott Harris, global president, Case IH North America, CNH Industrial
- Linda Hasenfratz, CEO, Linamar
- Philip Kelliher, VP Americas distribution, service & marketing, Caterpillar
- Leif Magnusson, president, CLAAS of America
- Laura Ness Owens, VP marketing, communication & public affairs, Doosan Bobcat North America
- Ray O’Connor, president & CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems
- Brad Olson, VP, Two Rivers Marketing
- Greg Petras, president, Kuhn North America
- 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
- Todd Stucke, senior VP marketing, product support & strategic projects, Kubota Tractor
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
- Erica Baird, industrial segment president, Cummins
- Brian Bieller, president & CEO, ST Engineering LeeBoy
- Otto Breitschwerdt, VP, building construction products, Caterpillar
- Susanne Cobey, president & CEO, Eagle Crusher Co
- 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
- Willie Harbert, VP, motors, Danfoss Power Solutions
- Dave Hughes, VP global sales, McElroy Manufacturing
- Leandro Lecheta, head of construction equipment segment, CNH Industrial America
- Simon Meester, president, Terex, AWP Genie
- Ray O’Connor, president & CEO, Topcon Positioning Systems
- Melvin Porter, president & CEO, Link-Belt Cranes
- Bryan Rich, chairman & CEO, SmartEquip
- Stephen Roy, president of Region North America, Volvo Construction Equip.
- Barry Ruffalo, president & CEO, Astec Industries
- Eric Sauvage, president & CEO, LBX Company
- Ingo Schiller, president & CEO, Tadano America
- Patrick Weiler, president & CEO, Weiler
