Joe McAleese, president and CEO of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems, has been elected 2008 chairman of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) board of directors.
McAleese has worked at Bendix and Honeywell/AlliedSignal
(owners of Bendix prior to 2002) for a quarter of a century - 20 of those years with Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. He has held a number of leadership roles, including vice president of finance, vice president of OE enterprise, vice president of Six Sigma, vice president of e-business and vice president of operations. He has been president of Bendix since May 2001 and added the CEO title in October 2003.
McAleese has served on the HDMA board executive committee since 2004. He was elected to the MEMA board of directors in 2006 and currently serves on its executive and nominating committees. He is a long-time member of the Heavy Duty Business Forum, an HDMA executive discussion group, and also serves its board of governors.

Other HDMA board officers elected include:
• Vice chairman Dennis Michels, president and CEO, Link Manufacturing
• Vice chairman Terry Keating, chairman, Accuride Corp.

Dennis Kline, vice president of worldwide truck sales and marketing for ArvinMeritor, will remain on the board as immediate past chairman.

New members of the board are:

• John Coll, vice president and general manager, Eaton Aftermarket and Vorad
• Ed Oeltjen, president, Consolidated Metco

Directors continuing to serve on the board include:

• Vicky Black, CEO, Fabory North America
• Michael Bozich, president, Norgren Global CV Systems
• Bill Diggory, vice president, business development, M, SKF NA
• Gary Edwards, president and CEO, Phillips and Temro Industries
• Tim Kraus, president and COO, HDMA
• Bob McKenna, president and CEO, Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA)
• Tim Musgrave, president and CEO, PSI International
• Ron Parker, president, CEO and chairman, MGM Brake/Indianhead Industries
• Bob Phillips, president and CEO, Phillips Industries
• Joe Plomin, vice president and general manager, truck products, ArvinMeritor CVS
• Jack Shaffer, president and COO, Bergstrom Inc.
• Gary Smalley, president and CEO, Dayton Parts
The Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA) has served the needs of its 172 member companies and the commercial vehicle industry since 1983. A market segment association of the Motor Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA), HDMA's mission is to be the industry's primary advocate for the members of the commercial vehicle supplier community. More details are available at www.hdma.org.