The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute has named its 2014-15 Officers and Board of Directors during its annual meeting in Florida.
Officers for the 2014-15 year include:
- OPEI Chairman Paul Mullet, President, Excel Industries
- OPEI Vice Chair Lee Sowell, President, Outdoor Products at Techtronic Industries, N.A.
- OPEI Secretary/Treasurer Tim Merrett, Vice President of A & T Global Platform and Turf & Utility, Deere & Company
- Immediate past chair is Todd Teske, Chairman, President & CEO at Briggs & Stratton Corporation
Continuing their service on the OPEI Board are:
- Daniel Ariens, President & CEO, Ariens Company
- Earl Bennett, Vice President and General Counsel, N/A and L/A – Husqvarna Professional Products
- Steven Bly, Executive Vice President, Echo
- Edward Cohen, Vice President, Government & Industry Relations, American Honda Motor Company
- Tom Cromwell, President, Kohler Engines, Kohler Company
- John Cunningham, President, Consumer Products Group, Stanley Black & Decker
- Marc Dufour, President & CEO, Club Car
- Peter Hampton, President – Active Exhaust Corporation
- Jean Hlay, President and Chief Operating Officer, MTD Products
- Michael Hoffman, Chairman & CEO, the Toro Company