10/09/2013

Hamzey Assumes Presidency; Wheelock is President-Elect

Mike Hamzey, R. M. Wright Company, Farmington Hills, MI, assumed the presidency during the recently concluded San Diego meeting. President-elect is Alex Wheelock, vice president of Connector Specialists in St. Rose, LA.

Jeff McKelvey, VP industrial sales and distribution, Parker Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, OH, was elected to the FPDA Board of Directors at the meeting. Jeff is the second manufacturer elected to FPDA’s Board since the addition of manufacturers to the Board in 2012. Welcome aboard, Jeff!

Rounding out the Board are:

John Felsenthal, Quality Hydraulics & Pneumatics, Mundalein, IL
Andrea Tysdal, JEM Technical, Inc., Long Lake, MN
Gordon Weiler, Daman Products Company, Mishawaka, IN
Kevin Kampe, Womack Machine Supply Company, Dallas, TX
Scott Durand, Kraft Fluid Systems, Strongsville, OH

The FPDA Executive Committee consists of:

Michael A. Hamzey, Jr., president & chairman of the board, R. M. Wright Company, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI
Hal Kemp, immediate past president, Hydradyne, LLC, Norcross, GA
Alex Wheelock, president-elect, Connector Specialists Inc., St. Rose, LA
Parker Lancaster, VP-membership, PSI Fluid Power Ltd., Vancouver, BC
Tim Gillig, VP-finance & treasurer, Livingston & Haven, LLC, Charlotte, NC
Scott Durand, convention chair, Kraft Fluid Systems, Strongsville, OH
Chris Walker, Young Executives chair, Connector Specialists Inc., St. Rose, LA
Viren Patel, executive committee member at large, Zemarc Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
Patricia A. Lilly, executive director, FPDA, Annapolis, MD