AGMA Announces New Board of Directors and Officers at Annual Meeting

The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) has changed its board of directors. These changes took place at the 2023 AGMA Annual Meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

New officers

The 2023 Annual Meeting marked the changing of the AGMA board chair and other key positions. The following people will serve as board officers through 2025:

Chair

Michael Cinquemani, CEO and president, Master Power Transmission, Inc.

Treasurer

Sara Zimmerman, vice president, business development, Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America

Chair, TDEC

Todd Praneis, director, product development, Cotta LLC

Chair, BMEC

Michael McKernin, COO, Milan’s Machining & Gear Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Chair Emeritus

Greg Schulte, president, Bonfiglioli USA

Incoming board members

Additionally, AGMA’s membership elected four new members to its board of directors during the 2023 Annual Meeting. These directors will serve a three-year term, from 2023 to 2026.

The newly elected board members are:

William Galdo, CEO, Flender Corporation

Wayne Hanna, president, Brad Foote Gear Works, Inc.

John Perrotti, president and CEO, Gleason Corporation

Eric Van Rens, CEO, Schafer Industries

Outgoing board members

Three outgoing board members were honored with the AGMA Board Award for their years of service to the industry. The following individuals served on the board from 2020 to 2023:

Gregory Estell, founder and managing Partner, The Estell Group LLC

Robert Rye, president, Cincinnati Gearing Systems, Inc.

Scott Miller, strategy manager, Caterpillar, Inc.

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