Retail Observer

RETAILOBSERVER.COM JULY 2016 54 T he Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (AHAM) announced new association leaders at its annual member meeting, "Digital Destinations," held April 22-23 in Naples, FL. Included are AHAM Officers, the Board of Directors and division leaders. • The AHAM Board-approved officers who will serve terms expiring in 2018 Board Chair Melanie Cook, general manager, sourcing, GE Appliances; First Vice Chair John Taylor, vice president, public affairs and communications, LG Electronics USA, Inc.; Second Vice Chair Pat Bassett, vice president, new product development and innovation, Jarden Consumer Solutions; Treasurer Joon So, senior vice president and general manager, Cold and Home Comfort Products, Electrolux Major Appliances, North America; Immediate Past Chair D. Jeffrey Noel, corporate vice president, communications and public affairs, Whirlpool Corporation. • Newly elected Directors, with terms expiring in 2018 David Coffey, general manager, InSinkErator (Canada), Emerson Commercial & Residential Solutions (Canada Council Chair); Steve Polinski, senior manager, regulatory affairs, Miele, Inc. and Helen Walter-Terrinoni, global sustainability and regulatory affairs, Chemours, Inc. (Supplier Division Chair). • Directors continuing to serve with terms expiring in 2017 Dochul Choi, senior vice president, research and development, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.; Steven Fraundorfer, senior vice president and general manager—Global Batteries and Appliances, Spectrum Brands, Inc.; Winston Lindsay, III, CEO, Lindsay Manufacturing, Inc.; and Joon So, senior vice president and general manager, Cold and Home Comfort Products, Electrolux Major Appliances, North America. Continuing to serve with a term expiring in 2018 is Manfred Staebler, vice president, government affairs, BSH Home Appliances Corporation ( Major Appliance Division Chair). • Directors re-elected to terms expiring in 2019 Pat Bassett, vice president, global new product development and innovation, Jarden Customer Solutions; Melanie Cook, general manager, sourcing, GE Appliances; D. Jeffrey Noel, corporate vice president, communications and public affairs, Whirlpool Corporation; Paul Sikir, vice president of design engineering, Sub-Zero, Inc.; and John Taylor, vice president, public affairs and communications, LG Electronics USA, Inc. • Serving as ex-officio members of the Board of Directors for terms expiring in 2018 Ken Lee, director, global product standards and claims, BISSELL, Inc. (Floor Care Division Chair); and Steve VerStrat, regulatory policy director, Amway, Corp. (Portable Appliance Division Chair). • Honorary Chairs with active status Earl Jones, senior counsel, regulatory affairs industry relations, GE Appliances; and Ex McAssey, III, chief operating officer, Lasko Products, Inc. • Newly appointed Division Vice Chairs Andy Doberstein, vice president, engineering and operations, U-Line (Major Appliance Division); Lenore Kaplan, competitor intelligence manager, Dyson (Floor Care Division); and Alex Dudal, market development manager, Eastman Chemical Company (Supplier Division). RO AHAM APPROVES NEW VOLUNTEER LEADERS A S S O C I A T I O N N E W S

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