Listen to this story

Subscriber Benefit

As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now
This audio file is brought to you by
0:00
0:00
Loading audio file, please wait.
  • 0.25
  • 0.50
  • 0.75
  • 1.00
  • 1.25
  • 1.50
  • 1.75
  • 2.00

The Indiana Manufacturers Association has elected its executive committee for 2017. Jody Fledderman (pictured), chief executive officer of Batesville Tool & Die Inc., will serve as chair.

Fledderman succeeds Bill Gartland of Marion-based Atlas Foundry Co. Inc. Gartland will serve as immediate past chair. Gary Lehman of Lafayette-based Oerlikon Fairfield will serve as first vice-chair, while Mike Lunsford of Indianapolis-based Dart Controls will serve as second vice-chair.

The remaining members of the executive committee include:

• Dick Giromini, Wabash National Corp., Lafayette 

• Tom Merrell, Industrial Dielectrics, Noblesville 

• Jim Tuerk, Aero Industries, Indianapolis 

The 2017 IMA Board of Directors includes:

• Clay Barnes, MPI Corp., Indianapolis

• Brian Bergsma, Indiana Michigan Power, Indianapolis

• Scott Brand, Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc., Lafayette

• JB Brown, Bremen Castings, Inc., Bremen

• Ken Campbell, Clabber Girl Corp., Terre Haute

• Wendell Carter, ArcelorMittal USA, Inc., East Chicago

• Jeff Duell, GE Aviation, Terre Haute

• Ray Fiechter, Universal Blower Pac, Inc., Noblesville

• Dominic Grote, Grote Industries, Inc., Madison

• Ed Hemmersbach, Alcoa, Inc. – Warrick Operations, Newburgh

• John Hiler, Hiler Industries, LaPorte

• John Kahle, Kimball Electronics, Inc., Jasper

• Tom Keilman, BP Whiting Business Unit, Whiting

• Greg Kincer, Kimball International, Inc., Jasper

• Gary Larson, The Ford Meter Box Co. Inc., Wabash

• Joe Lestingi, Crossroads Farms Dairy, Indianapolis

• John Linville, Batesville Casket, Batesville

• Greg Loving, Rochester Metal Products Corp., Rochester

• Kelly Orr, Caterpillar Inc., Lafayette

• Steven Overton, Overton & Sons Tool & Die Co. Inc., Mooresville

• Fred Payne, Honda Manufacturing of Indiana LLC, Greensburg

• Paul Perkins, Amatrol Inc., Jeffersonville

• Richard Pfeil, Pfeil Inc., South Bend

• Jeremy Pfister, Fort Wayne Metals Research Products, Fort Wayne

• Scott Pflughoeft, Ashley Industrial Molding Inc., Ashley

• Stan Pinegar, Duke Energy Indiana LLC, Indianapolis

• Dan Potje, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Princeton

• Jeff Powers, Nucor Steel, Crawfordsville

• Lowell Puls, Chautauqua Inc., Auburn

• Jason Rager, Cook Group Inc., Bloomington

• Michael Roeder, Vectren Corp., Indianapolis

• George Rogers, Eli Lilly and Co., Indianapolis

• Barry Schneider, Steel Dynamics/Engineered Bar Products Div., Pittsboro

• Matt Smorch, CountryMark, Indianapolis

• William Soards, AT&T, Indianapolis

• Paul Vercher. U.S. Steel Corp., Hoover, AL

• Rick Weber, Batesville Products Inc., Lawrenceburg

• Edward Zoeller, E.M. Cummings Veneer Inc., New Albany

Story Continues Below

Get the best of Indiana business news. ONLY $1/week Subscribe Now

One Subscription, Unlimited Access to IBJ and Inside INdiana Business Subscribe Now

One Subscription, Unlimited Access to IBJ and Inside INdiana Business Upgrade Now

One Subscription, Unlmited Access to IBJ and Inside INdiana Business Upgrade Now

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In

Get the best of Indiana business news.

Limited-time introductory offer for new subscribers

ONLY $1/week

Cancel anytime

Subscribe Now

Already a paid subscriber? Log In