The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) elected new officers and directors for 2010. They are:

• Chairman Chuck Martz, President & CEO of Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Lexington, Ken.
• First Vice Chairman James McCullough, President & CEO CNH Construction Equipment of CNH, Racine, Wis.
• Second Vice Chairman Tiffany Sewell-Howard, CEO of Charles Machine Works, Perry, Okla.
• Treasurer Robert Kluver, President & CEO of Angus-Palm, Watertown, S.D.
• Secretary Dennis Slater, AEM’s full-time President, Milwaukee, Wis.

Serving as sector vice chairmen in 2010 are:

• Vice Chairman Agriculture Russell Fowler, President & CEO of Krone NA Inc., Memphis, Tenn.
• Vice Chairman Construction Craig Paylor, President of JLG/Oshkosh Corp., Hagerstown, Md.

New Directors – Elected to serve on the association’s Board of Directors:

• Michael Barr, Principal, QDI Strategies, Libertyville, Ill.
• Steven Booher, President, Productive Resources, Columbus, Ind.
• Serge Bosché, President, Manitou North America, Waco, Texas
• Richard Brown, President & COO, Krause Corp., Hutchinson, Kan.
• David Burdakin, President & CEO, Paladin, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
• Michael Haberman, President, Gradall Industries, New Philadelphia, Ohio
• Robert Kluver, President & CEO, Angus-Palm, Watertown, S.D.
• Richard Lowe, President, Lowe Manufacturing, Viola, Wis.
• Chuck Martz, President & CEO, Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Lexington, Ken.
• Michael Osenga, President, Diesel and Gas Turbine Publications, Waukesha, Wis.
• Tiffany Sewell-Howard, CEO, Charles Machine Works, Perry, Okla.
• Robert Vermeer, CEO & Chairman of the Board, Vermeer Corp., Pella, Iowa
• James Wessing, President, Kondex Corp., Lomira, Wis.

Life Honorary Directors – the AEM Board elected two industry leaders as Life Honorary Directors in recognition of exceptional service to the association, especially in its formation:

• Robert Ratliff, formerly of AGCO, who served  as a longtime director; and
• Emmett Barker, who served as longtime president of one of AEM’s predecessor organizations.