AHAM Elects New Volunteer Leaders

WASHINGTON, April 28, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) announced the results of its Board of Directors election at its annual member meeting, "Advanced Manufacturing & Design" in Washington, DC on April 28, 2015. 

Two new directors, Tim Ferry, President, InSinkErator Business Unit, Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions and Manfred Staebler, Vice President, Government Affairs, BSH Home Appliances Corporation were elected for three year terms.

Re-elected directors also with three year terms are First Vice Chair Manual Cortez, Senior Vice President, Operations, North America, Groupe SEB USA; Debbie Mudway, Vice President, Marketing, Home Environment, Trade Marketing and Consumer Relations, Kaz, Inc.; and Mark Viken, Vice President, Brand & Strategic Product Marketing, Sharp Electronics Corp.

Directors continuing to serve are: Michael Ballard, Director: Appliance and IoT Groups, Microchip Technology Inc.; Pat Bassett, Vice President, New Product Development, Jarden Consumer Solutions; Dochul Choi, Senior Vice President, R&D, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; Second Vice Chair, Melanie Cook, General Manager, Sourcing, GE Appliances; AHAM Canada Council Chair Warner Doell, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Digital Appliance Business, Samsung Electronics Canada Inc.; Steven Fraundorfer, Senior Vice President & General Manager-Global Batteries & Appliances, Spectrum Brands, Inc.; Winston S. Lindsay III, CEO, Lindsay Manufacturing, Inc.; Board Chair D. Jeffrey Noel, Corporate Vice President, Communications and Public Affairs, Whirlpool Corporation; Immediate Past Chair Paul Sikir, Vice President, Sub-Zero Design, Sub-Zero Wolf, Inc.; Joon So, Vice President and General Manager, Cold and Home Comfort Products, Electrolux Home Products, NA; AHAM Treasurer John I. Taylor, Vice President, Public Affairs & Communications, LG Electronics; and Joseph M. McGuire, President, AHAM.

Division Leaders and Ex-Officio Directors with terms ending in 2016 continuing to serve include Floor Care Division Chair Steve Polinski, Senior Manager Regulatory Affairs, Miele, Inc.; Major Appliance Division Board Chair George Hawranko, Senior Associate General Counsel, Electrolux Home Products, NA; and Portable Appliance Division Chair Kevin Sullivan, Chief Technology Officer, Keurig Green Mountain, Inc.

Earl F. Jones, Senior Counsel-Regulatory Compliance, GE Appliances and Edward V. McAssey III, COO, Lasko Products, Inc. continue to serve on the Board as Honorary Chairs, Active Status.

The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) is a not-for-profit trade association representing manufacturers of major and portable home appliances, floor care appliances and suppliers to the industry with headquarters in Washington, DC and an office in Ottawa, ON. You can visit the AHAM web site at http://www.aham.org.

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SOURCE Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers

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