MPMA Announces Inaugural Board and Executive Committee

The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) and the American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA) merged to form the Motion and Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA) at the AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas. Along with the merger, the newly formed MPMA announced its inaugural Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

Executive Committee

The following people were elected to serve as the MPMA Executive Committee:

· Incoming Chair – One-Year Term Sara Zimmerman, Vice President, Customer Experience and Product

Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America

· Vice Chair – One-Year Term Matt Frady, General Manager Dodge Industrial

· Treasurer – Two-Year Term Steve Janke, President Brelie Gear

· At Large – Four-Year Term Jason Daubert, Chief Gear Engineer FLSmidth Cement USA, Inc.

· At Large – Four-Year Term Michelle Maddox, Sales & Business Development B&R Machine and Gear Corporation

· At Large – Four-Year Term Brian Parsons, President NSK Americas, Inc.

· Outgoing Chair – One-Year Term Michael Cinquemani, CEO Master PT

Incoming MPMA Board of Directors

The new Board of Directors were elected to serve a one-year term, from May 1, 2025 to April 23, 2026.

Andy Blind, Star SU Craig Bond, The Abbot Ball Company

Michael Cinquemani, Master PT Jack Conway, Atlanta Gear Works

Jason Daubert, FLSmidth Cement USA, Inc. Pete Eich, NTN Bearing Corporation of America

Matt Frady, Dodge Industrial

David Hegenbarth, Federal Gear and Machine

Steve Janke, Brelie Gear

Bob Komasara, Nachi Technology, Inc.

Brian Kreifels, Schaeffler Steve Lynch, Regal/Rexnord

Michelle Maddox, B&R Machine and Gear Corporation Justin Michaud, REM Surface Manufacturing

Alejandro Pardinas, Atlantic Bearing Services

Brian Parsons, NSK Americas, Inc.

John Perrotti, Gleason Corporation Tony Richey, Specialty Steel Treating

Sudesh Kumar, The Timken Company Eric Van Rens, Schafer Industries

Ben Walls, Bearing Manufacturing Company

Rob Zeigler, JTEKT

Sara Zimmerman, Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America

“On behalf of the 425+ companies that now make up the MPMA from the AGMA and ABMA membership, I look forward to working with these leaders to keep moving our industry forward as we navigate these competitive times,” notes Matthew Croson, president of MPMA. “These dynamic leaders from innovative companies, will be exploring new ways to add value to the entire power transmission supply chain. Congratulations to each of them for being part of history.”