Board of Directors

Leaders Guiding the Power Transmission Industry

MPMA Board of Directors

The Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA) Board of Directors is made up of respected industry leaders dedicated to strengthening and advancing gear and bearing manufacturers. Through understanding the membership and consistently planning for the next ten years, the Board ensures the alliance remains responsive, innovative, and member-driven. 

Close-up of several metal gears and a ball bearing, including spur gears and loose bearing balls, arranged together with a polished steel finish on a light background.

Steve Janke

Chair

President
Brelie Gear

Alejandro Pardinas

Treasurer

CEO, Atlantic Bearing Services

Jason Daubert

Chair, TDEC

Chief Gear Engineer
Fuller Technologies

Michelle Maddox

Chair, BMEC

Sales & Business Development Manager
B&R Machine and Gear Corp.

Brian Parsons

At Large

President
NSK Americas, Inc.

Sara Zimmerman

Past Chair

Vice President, Customer Experience and Product
Sumitomo Machinery Corporation of America

Andy Blind

President, Star SU

Craig Bond

President/CEO, The Abbott Ball Company

Jack Conway

President, Atlanta Gear Works

Michael Kapp

General Manager of KAPP NILES

Sudesh Kumar

Vice President – The Timken Company

Brent Lyon

Vice President OEM Sales, Schaeffler

Justin Michaud

CEO, REM Surface Manufacturing

Tom Mohndieck

President, NTN Bearing Corporation of America

Jared Scott

National Training Manager, SEW-Eurodrive

Ben Walls

Operations Manager, Bearings Manufacturing Company

Rob Ziegler

Leader of Bearing Business Unit, JTEKT