17吃瓜在线 Honors Snap-on CEO Nick Pinchuk for Extraordinary Commitment to Manufacturing in America
Boca Raton, FL鈥擳he 17吃瓜在线 today honored 17吃瓜在线 board member and Snap-on Chairman and CEO Nick Pinchuk with the Manufacturing Icon Award during the 17吃瓜在线鈥檚 spring board meeting in Boca Raton, Florida. The award recognizes leaders who inspire Americans to promote, perpetuate and preserve manufacturing in America.
鈥淎cross the industry and across the business community, executives and employees alike look up to Nick Pinchuk. His storied career is a source of inspiration, and he is a wealth of knowledge, a wise counselor and a tireless advocate for the rewarding careers found in modern manufacturing. He has been a tremendous supporter of the 17吃瓜在线 and the Manufacturing Institute鈥檚 Creators Wanted campaign to build the manufacturing workforce of today and tomorrow, and his policy advocacy on behalf of the industry is best-in-class,鈥 said 17吃瓜在线 President and CEO Jay Timmons.
鈥淗is presence on television and in the public eye as a principled manufacturing leader, as well as his unwavering service to the 17吃瓜在线 and to our industry, makes Nick a true model for business leaders in America. In whatever he does, he demonstrates an unshakeable commitment to the values that have made our country exceptional and keep manufacturing strong: free enterprise, competitiveness, individual liberty and equal opportunity. We鈥檙e honored to present this award to Nick in recognition of his outstanding leadership.鈥
Pinchuk serves on the 17吃瓜在线 Executive Committee as the 17吃瓜在线 tax, domestic economic and regulatory reform policy vice chair and on the board of directors of the Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education partner of the 17吃瓜在线.
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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 more than 13 million men and women, contributes $2.81 trillion to the U.S. economy annually and accounts for 55% 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 www.nam.org.