Michael Cardone Jr., chief executive officer of CARDONE
Industries Inc., has been selected as the first chairman of
the newly formed Motor & Equipment Remanufacturers
Association (MERA), an affiliate association of the Motor &
Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA).
"Michael has been a driving force in the establishment of
this new association and we are pleased that he has accepted
this new role with the organization," said Bob McKenna,
president and CEO of MEMA. "Michael's insights and leadership
will be invaluable to MERA during its early growth and
development," he added.
Other members of the MERA Board of Directors, appointed at
the recent MEMA board meeting, are:
- David Coolidge, executive vice president, Americas,
global automotive aftermarket division, Bosch Group
- Selwyn Joffe, president, chairman and CEO, Motorcar
Parts of America
- Steve Mance, vice president and general manager,
Bendix CVS
- Bob McKenna, president and CEO, MEMA
- David Overbeeke, president, global brake and chassis,
Affinia Group Inc.
- Mark Shasteen, vice president global service and
engineering, Delphi Corp.
- Jack Vollbrecht, senior vice president, business
development, Remy Power Products
- Doug Wolma, general manager, remanufacturing,
ArvinMeritor
Additional board members will be appointed soon,
representing leading remanufacturing companies. The selection
of a staff executive to direct day-to-day operations also
will be announced in the near future.
The association will concentrate on five areas of strategic
focus: representation of remanufacturers; legislative and
regulatory advocacy; vital market research and analysis;
technology and data leadership; and member engagement through
collaboration, networking and education. Future association
activities include the launch of its Web site and publication
of a remanufacturing environmental and economic market
research and analysis report.