The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) and the American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA) merged to form the Motion and Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA) at the AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas.
Along with the merger, the newly formed MPMA announced its inaugural Board of Directors and Executive Committee.
Executive Committee
The following people were elected to serve as the MPMA Executive Committee:
- Incoming Chair – One-Year Term
Sara Zimmerman, Vice President, Customer Experience and Product
Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America - Vice Chair – One-Year Term
Matt Frady, General Manager
Dodge Industrial - Treasurer – Two-Year Term
Steve Janke, President
Brelie Gear - At Large – Four-Year Term
Jason Daubert, Chief Gear Engineer
FLSmidth Cement USA, Inc. - At Large – Four-Year Term
Michelle Maddox, Sales & Business Development
B&R Machine and Gear Corporation - At Large – Four-Year Term
Brian Parsons, President
NSK Americas, Inc. - Outgoing Chair – One-Year Term
Michael Cinquemani, CEO
Master PT
Incoming MPMA Board of Directors
The new Board of Directors were elected to serve a one-year term, from May 1, 2025 to April 23, 2026.
Andy Blind, Star SU
Craig Bond, The Abbot Ball Company
Michael Cinquemani, Master PT
Jack Conway, Atlanta Gear Works
Jason Daubert, FLSmidth Cement USA, Inc.
Pete Eich, NTN Bearing Corporation of America
Matt Frady, Dodge Industrial
David Hegenbarth, Federal Gear and Machine
Steve Janke, Brelie Gear
Bob Komasara, Nachi Technology, Inc.
Brian Kreifels, Schaeffler
Steve Lynch, Regal/Rexnord
Michelle Maddox, B&R Machine and Gear Corporation
Justin Michaud, REM Surface Manufacturing
Alejandro Pardinas, Atlantic Bearing Services
Brian Parsons, NSK Americas, Inc.
John Perrotti, Gleason Corporation
Tony Richey, Specialty Steel Treating
Sudesh Kumar, The Timken Company
Eric Van Rens, Schafer Industries
Ben Walls, Bearing Manufacturing Company
Rob Zeigler, JTEKT
Sara Zimmerman, Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America
”On behalf of the 425+ companies that now make up the MPMA from the AGMA and ABMA membership, I look forward to working with these leaders to keep moving our industry forward as we navigate these competitive times,” notes Matthew Croson, President of MPMA. “These dynamic leaders from innovative companies, will be exploring new ways to add value to the entire power transmission supply chain. Congratulations to each of them for being part of history.”
