Business Management Councils
Don’t simply stay one step ahead of the competition – set the pace. By participating in one or more Business Management Councils, you will work with colleagues across the industry on subjects of mutual benefit, including such topics as marketing and employee training.
Your input could be the key to AGMA’s many offerings, from the Wages & Benefits Survey to GEAR EXPO. The association depends on member involvement to ensure that its programs and services are tailored to your needs and concerns.
View the list below for more details on AGMA’s Business Management Councils. If you are interested in a particular council, please email the staff liaison associated with it. We look forward to hearing from you.
Business Management Executive Committee
Mission: Conducts programs of a managerial and educational nature that will enhance the manufacturing and distribution capabilities of company and associate members’ products and services. This mission is pursued through the scopes and responsibilities of the five standing councils. The chairmen of the councils (see below) comprise the Business Management Executive Committee.
Chair: Leslie Hennessy, Lovejoy, Inc.
Staff Liaison: Joe Franklin, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Academic Advisory Board
Scope: Maintains and reviews data on relevant gear education and training courses; determines needs; promotes personnel development in areas with the greatest need; works with alternate sources of training to enhance opportunities for the industry; develops the industry’s skill standards; and promotes gear manufacturing as a career alternative and education/training as an industry priority.
Chair: TBA
Staff Liaison: Joe Franklin, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Business Issues Council
Scope: The former Marketing Council and the former Small Business Council merged to form this council. It addresses common problems and opportunities – including the upgrading of skill levels – of small businesses. The goal is to enhance their manufacturing, engineering and marketing capabilities.
Chair: John Strickland, Fairfield Manufacturing Co.
Staff Liaison: Joe Franklin, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Statistical Council
Scope: Collects and distributes statistical data on the markets served by AGMA’s company members; obtains and reviews gear industry statistical reports, reporting formats and procedures, as issued by government agencies; oversees production and distribution of the association’s Monthly Market Trend Report and the Quarterly Flexible Couplings Report; and oversees production of the association’s Operating Ratio Report and Wage & Benefit Survey.
Chair: Peter LaMontagna, Overton Gear
Staff Liaison: Joe Franklin, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Strategic Resources Network
Scope: New and upcoming gear industry professionals from within AGMA membership create a dynamic, educational, productive forum to help participants grow, both within the industry and the association. Addresses such topics as leadership, best business practices, AGMA programs and personal development. Meetings are held several times a year, often in conjunction with facility tours.
Chair: Jack Masseth, Arvin Meritor Commercial Vehicle Systems, LLC
Staff Liaison: Jan Potter, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Trade Show Advisory Council
Scope: Serves as the liaison between the AGMA Board of Directors, the exhibiting companies and AGMA headquarters staff by providing ongoing guidance throughout the various stages of the development and production of AGMA’s biennial trade show – GEAR EXPO.
Chair: Dennis Richmond, Reishauer Corporation
Staff Liaison: Jenny Blackford, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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