ISA Announces 2016 President The International Society of Automation (ISA), Research Triangle Park, N.C., has announced that James Keaveney will serve as its 2016 president. Keaveney, who serves as the northeast regional manager and key account director at Emerson Process Management, brings a strong track record in automation technologies sales and marketing to his role as society president. He has been an active ISA member for more than 30 years and has served in numerous leadership positions, including society treasurer, finance committee chair, and district 2 vice president. In his new role, Keaveney will work to build awareness of the ISA brand, help industry leaders, and encourage member leadership within the society. IDEAL Welding Systems Names New President/GM IDEAL Welding Systems, L.P., Rockford, Ill., an automated wire and sheet metal equipment provider, has announced Christian Kloeckner is its new president/ general manager. Kloeckner brings more than 20 years of international welding industry experience to the company, from the sale of large welding machines and equipment to customer service and marketing. In his new role, Kloeckner will be responsible for overseeing the Canadian and United States markets as a first point of contact. National Association of Manufacturers Welcomes Chair The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), Washington, D.C., has announced that Heidi Brock, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association, has been elected chair of the NAM’s Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) to serve a one-year term. The CMA is made up of nearly 260 industry-specific manufacturing associations, and provides resources and networks to members. Brock has been a CMA member for more than four years, and served as vice chair in 2015. Over the past 20 years, Brock has held the positions of vice president for e-business, director of strategic planning, and manager for government affairs at various companies. Solar Atmospheres California Chooses New Vice Presidents Solar Atmospheres of California, Fontana, Calif., a vacuum heat treating and brazing company, has promoted Mike Moffit to vice president of operations. Moffit has been with the company for 21 years in a variety of departments and served as quality manager before taking on this new role. Moffit’s new responsibilities include direction and management of maintenance, scheduling, shipping/receiving, and more. The company has also promoted Ed Engelhard to vice president, corporate quality. Engelhard has been with the company for more than three years as corporate quality manager. In his new role, Engelhard will oversee the long range planning and support of quality functions at the company’s four heat treat and brazing facilities. Identification Plates Introduces New President Identification Plates, Mesquite, Tex., a metals, fabrication, and imprinting process provider, has a new president. Matthew Crownover will be PERSONNEL For info, go to www.aws.org/adindex 88 WELDING JOURNAL / MARCH 2016 C. Kloeckner Mike Moffit Ed Engelhard — continued on page 90
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