The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) elected its 2004 officers, board of directors, and Manufacturer Council for 2004 at its recent annual convention.



President:
Don Latham, President of Canadian Bearings Ltd.
succeeding 2003 PTDA President Carlos Ingram of Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp.

First Vice President:
John Neal, Vice President of Marketing for Root Neal & Co.

Second Vice President:
Andrew Nations, President of Bearings & Drives, Inc.

Treasurer:
Jeffrey Pickelman, Owner and CEO of Northern Industrial Supply

Manufacturing Council Chair:
James Lamb, Vice President of Marketing & Sales for Drives, Inc.

Manufacturing Council Vice Chair:
William Demmel, Director of Sales for Martin Sprocket & Gear Inc.



The PTDA, founded in 1960 and based in the U.S.A., is a trade association which currently represents 222 power transmission and motion control (PT/MC) distributors, totaling close to 3,200 locations across North America and 14 other countries.

PTDA membership also includes 188 PT/MC industry manufacturers. According to the PTDA, the organization is, "a member-driven organization, dedicated to advancing distribution and strengthening members to be successful, profitable and competitive in a changing market environment."






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