{"id":7063,"date":"2019-11-05T04:19:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-05T04:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=7063"},"modified":"2019-11-01T15:25:36","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T15:25:36","slug":"new-mhi-industry-group-chairs-vice-chairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/new-mhi-industry-group-chairs-vice-chairs\/","title":{"rendered":"New MHI Industry Group Chairs, Vice Chairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At this year&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> annual conference in Palm Springs, California <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a> industry groups appointed new chairs and vice chairs. They were elected by members of each group by way of vote during membership meetings.<\/p>\n<p>The new chair and vice chair terms will kick-off with chair training in January 2020, followed by a strategic planning meeting, led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/mhi\/\">MHI<\/a>\u2019s industry group staff.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the following new chairs and vice chairs:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Automatic Guided Vehicle Systems (AGVS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Longacre, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Automated Storage\/Retrieval Systems (ASRS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gary Frank, Chair<\/li>\n<li>Mark Hasler, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Conveyor &amp; Sortation Systems (CSS)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sebastian Titze, Chair<\/li>\n<li>Bhaskar Chopra, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<li>Kelly Kamlager, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ergonomic Assist Systems and Equipment (EASE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Amy Blueter, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Electrification and Controls Manufacturers Association (ECMA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jason Looman, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hoist Manufacturers Institute (HMI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Arthur, President<\/li>\n<li>Jonathon Martha, Vice President<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Institute of Caster and Wheel Manufacturers (ICWM)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scott Fisher, Vice President<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Lift Manufacturers Product Group (LIFT)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bob Clark, Chair<\/li>\n<li>James Johnston, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Monorail Manufacturers Association, Inc. (MMA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jerry Eischens, President<\/li>\n<li>Brian Stephens, Vice President<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Protective Guarding Manufacturers Association (ProGMA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aaron Conway, Chair<\/li>\n<li>Ray Niemeyer, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Robotics Group<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bryan Knott, Chair<\/li>\n<li>Crystal Parrott, Vice Chair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Solutions Community<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Reichert, Executive Director<\/li>\n<li>John Ashodian, Vice Executive Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_7064\" style=\"width: 1630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7064\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7064\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo-345x230.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo-440x293.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo-578x385.jpg 578w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo-488x325.jpg 488w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/mhiLogo-570x380.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MHI offers education, networking and solution sourcing for their members, their customers and the industry as a whole through programming and events.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this year&#8217;s MHI annual conference in Palm Springs, California MHI industry groups appointed new chairs and vice chairs. 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