PTDA’s Manufacturer Council acts as a conduit for manufacturer member concerns and opinions to the Association’s Board of Directors. Ten council members, nominated to represent a diverse range of product categories, are elected annually at the PTDA Annual Business Meeting by manufacturer members of the Association. The council chair and vice chair sit as voting members on the Board.

The nominees for the 2025 PTDA Manufacturer Council were recently announced and will be elected during the PTDA Annual Business Meeting on October 25, 2025 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo.

2025 Nominees

 
Past PTDA Manufacturer Council Chairs

2024 Manufacturer Council

Council Members
Chair Vice Chair Immediate Past Chair
Andrew A.O. Brown
Vice President
Whittet-Higgins Company		 Sara Zimmerman
VP Business Development
Sumitomo Machinery Corp. of America		 Tammy Balogh
Chief People Officer
Flexco

Members
George Basel
Director, Marketing & Product Management
US Tsubaki		 Kristian Campbell
Industrial Markets Product Manager, NA
Dayco Incorporated		 Maxine Gomez
Sales Manager
Belden Universal
Chris Gumas
Director, Marketing
Ruland Manufacturing
 Chris Keyser
VP Channel & Segment Sales
ABB Motors and Mechanical Inc.
Michael Moonan
Senior Vice President, Sales
Solve Industrial Motion Group
Paul Phillips
President
Maxi-Lift Inc.