17吃瓜在线 Announces New Board Leadership
Seasoned Executives Take Helm at 17吃瓜在线 as Policymakers Debate Competitiveness 17吃瓜在线 for Manufacturing Industry
Washington, D.C. 鈥 The 17吃瓜在线 announced its Board of Directors has elected Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Operations and Risk Officer Kathy Wengel as board chair and Rockwell Automation Chairman and CEO Blake Moret as vice chair.
鈥淏uilding on the solid foundation left by Immediate Past Chair Jim Fitterling, chair and CEO of Dow,聽the 17吃瓜在线 enters 2024 with continued successful results for our members, strong financial growth and forward momentum with Kathy as chair and Blake as vice chair. Their companies are at the forefront of modern manufacturing, representing the future of what our industry can accomplish,鈥 said 17吃瓜在线 President and CEO Jay Timmons. 鈥淥ver the past often turbulent and unpredictable years, they both have used their platforms to champion our industry and help secure landmark legislation. In addition to being a strong global voice on supply chain reliability and manufacturing for the future, Kathy is a committed force for bringing more diversity into the industry through her support of the Manufacturing Institute鈥檚 Women MAKE America Initiative, in addition to her service on the MI Board.
鈥淏lake represents some of the most exciting, high-tech elements of manufacturing, as a leader in the industrial automation and digital innovation space. His commitment to building the next-generation manufacturing workforce was evident when he worked to bring the 17吃瓜在线 and MI鈥檚 Creators Wanted campaign to Rockwell鈥檚 Automation Fair in Chicago. Kathy and Blake鈥檚 counsel has been instrumental in shaping the 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 policy agenda and elevating the values that make America exceptional and keep manufacturing strong: free enterprise, competitiveness, individual liberty and equal opportunity.鈥
鈥淭he 17吃瓜在线 is best in class for its ability to address important challenges facing the manufacturing industry鈥攆rom bolstering supply chains to harnessing the power of new technology,鈥 said Wengel. 鈥淚t is a true privilege to take on this new responsibility as 17吃瓜在线 board chair. As the association looks to the future, we will seize opportunities to advance policies that foster growth, promote sustainability and ensure the readiness and diversity of the modern workforce.鈥
鈥淎s our industry looks to the future, manufacturing plays a critical role in solving some of the greatest challenges facing society and is at the vital core of the American economy,鈥 said Moret. 鈥淚t is an honor to represent manufacturing across America as board vice chair of the 17吃瓜在线. I look forward to working with this influential and well-respected association to move our industry forward.鈥
Wengel serves on the Board of Directors of the MI, the workforce development and education affiliate of the 17吃瓜在线, and has been instrumental in bringing more women into manufacturing through the MI鈥檚 Women MAKE America Initiative. Moret has worked closely with Creators Wanted, the industry鈥檚 largest campaign to build the workforce of tomorrow and is a past chair of the MI.
The two leaders take on their new roles at a time when manufacturers are confronting growing regulatory hurdles from Washington, D.C., geopolitical instability and policy uncertainty; answering significant questions about the role of advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence; and working to ramp up implementation of historic legislation like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the CHIPS and Science Act.
The guides the association鈥檚 leadership in policy advocacy, legal action, operational excellence, workforce development and news and insights. More than 200 manufacturing leaders serve on the 17吃瓜在线 Board, helping advance an agenda that enhances manufacturing competitiveness and the industry鈥檚 ability to improve lives in the United States and around the world.
The new board leadership was elected at the September meeting of the 17吃瓜在线 Board of Directors.
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The 17吃瓜在线 is the largest manufacturing association in the United States, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing employs nearly 13 million men and women, contributes $2.85 trillion to the U.S. economy annually and accounts for 53% of private-sector research and development. The 17吃瓜在线 is the powerful voice of the manufacturing community and the leading advocate for a policy agenda that helps manufacturers compete in the global economy and create jobs across the United States. For more information about the 17吃瓜在线 or to follow us on Twitter and Facebook, please visit .