The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has elected its slate of 2013 officers.

The new officers are as follows:

• Chair is Stuart Levenick, Group President of Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill.
• Vice Chair is Richard Patek, president of Telsmith and group vice president of Aggregate & Mining, Astec Industries Inc., Mequon, Wis.
• Treasurer is Michael Haberman, president of Gradall Industries Inc., New Philadelphia, Ohio.
• Secretary is Dennis Slater, AEM’s full-time president, Milwaukee, Wis.
• AG Sector Board Chair is Robert Kolb, vice president global business development of GEA Farm Technologies Inc., Naperville, Ill.
• CE Sector Board Chair is John Patterson, chairman and CEO of JCB Inc., Pooler, Ga.