Joseph J. (Joe) McAleese, president and CEO, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, has been elected as 2012 chairman of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association Board of Directors.


In addition to McAleese, new MEMA officers for 2012 include Vice Chairman John Corey, president and CEO, Stoneridge Inc.; Vice Chairman Doug Grimm, chairman, president and CEO, Grede Holdings LLC; and Immediate Past Chairman Terry McCormack, CEO, president and director, Affinia Group Inc.

Bob McKenna, president and CEO of MEMA, also serves as an officer and member of the MEMA executive committee.

"We are pleased to have Joe as our 2012 chairman of the MEMA Board of Directors, and thank Terry for his hard work on behalf of the association during his two-year term as chairman," McKenna said. "We also thank retiring board members Denny Michels, president and CEO of Link Manufacturing Ltd., and Frank Ordonez, retired vice president of Delphi Corp. and president of Delphi Product and Services Solutions, for their support of the association."

The 2012 MEMA Board of Directors includes:
- Jeff Brekke, president, Global Automotive Aftermarket, Gates Corp.
- Michael Cardone Jr., chairman and chief executive, CARDONE Industries Inc.
- Pat Cavanagh, president and CEO, Williams Controls
- David Coolidge, executive vice president, Americas, Global Automotive

Aftermarket Division, BOSCH GROUP
- Charley Johnson, president and CEO, BC Partners LLC
- Bill Kozyra, chairman, CEO and president, TI Automotive
- Jim McElya, executive chairman and CEO, Cooper Standard
- Jim Orchard, CEO, Mark IV Automotive, Dayco Products LLC
- Jack Shaffer, president and CEO, Bergstrom Inc.
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