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2008 Industry Roundtable Leaders

Board of Governors
Pictured: Colin Wilson, & George W. Prest
Material Handling Industry Board of Governors

Governor
Executive Chairman

Colin Wilson, Chief Operating Officer
NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc.

Governor
Vice Chairman - Finance Chairman MHIA

George W. Prest, Director of Business Development,
UNARCO Material Handling

Governor
Vice Chairman - Leadership Development

E. Larry Strayhorn, President
Diamond Phoenix Corporation

Governor
Last Retiring Ex. Chairman

Brian McNamara, President
Southworth International Group, Inc.

Governor
Vice Chairman - Strategic Planning

Dave Young, President
EGA Products, Inc.

Governor
Vice Chairman - Industry Relations

Gregg E. Goodner, President
Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.

Governor
Vice Chairman Product Section & Councils

John M. Hill, Principal
TranSystems | ESYNC

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Vice Chairman - Membership Services

Richard L. Torbeck, President & CEO
Torbeck Industries

Governor
Vice Chairman - E-Commerce

David Reh, CEO
Gorbel Inc.

Governor
Vice Chairman - Marketing & Events

James C. Robertson, Executive Vice President
Cattron Group International

Governor
Vice Chairman - Communications

Michael Gonzalez, President & COO
HK Systems, Inc

Governor
Vice Chairman - Education Planning & Professional Development

Daniel J. Quinn, President
Vertical Systems International, LLC

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Vice Chairman - International Relations

Willard P. Heddles, President
Tiffin Metal Products Co.

Governor
John B. Nofsinger, CEO,
MHI

General Counsel
Arthur H. Stroyd, Jr., Partner
Del Sole Cavanaugh Stroyd LLC

MHIA Directors At Large

Steve Ackerman
President
FKI Logistex

Shankar Basu,
President
Toyota Material Handling, USA, Inc.

Lewis Cabot,
Chairman of the Board
Southworth International Group

Bryan Carey
President
Starrco, Co.

Craig F. Chamberlin,
President & CEO
AWP Industries, Inc.

Theodore D. Crandall,
Senior Executive Vice President - Components & Packaged Applications Group -
Rockwell Automation Control Systems

Paul Evanko
Partner
St. Onge Company

Don Frazier,
Board Chairman
Frazier Industrial Company

Craig Guttmann,
President
Algood Casters Limited

Rick Lee,
President
Transnorm, Inc.

Kenneth W. Lewis,
Managing Director
viastore systems

Dave Lippert
President
Hamilton Caster & Mfg. Co.

Dr. Ben Montreuil,
President - CICMHE
Universite Lavel

John Paxton, President Demag Cranes and Components Corporation

William R. Powell,
President
Powell Systems, Inc.

Joe Robillard,
President
Autoquip Corporation

David L. Rollins,
President
Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Co., Inc.

Markus Schmidt,
Senior Vice President-North America
Swisslog- Warehouse & Distribution Division

John W. Splude,
Chairman & CEO
HK Systems, Inc.

James A. Tompkins, Ph.D.,
President
Tompkins Associates

Richard Uhlig,
President & CEO
Spanco, Inc.