OPEAA announces 2011-12 board

The Outdoor Power Equipment Aftermarket Association (OPEAA) announced its 2011-12 officers and board of directors during its annual meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla., Feb. 12-15.


The officers will be as follows: President Mike Watts, Better Heads LLC; Vice President Dale Marcell, Oregon Cutting Systems; Secretary/Treasurer Jim Paugh, NGK Spark Plugs; and Immediate Past President Sue Chaney, K-C Sales Co., LLC.


Continuing their service on the board will be Jeff Andrews, Desert Extrusion; Jeff Jerousek, MTD Products (Arnold); and Barry Stiles, Stens Corporation.


Newly elected to the OPEAA board of directors are Eric Gunderson, Jarden Applied Materials; Arnaud Legrand, Speed North America; Walter Rieck, Prime Line Power Equipment Products; and Chris Roessler, Rotary Corporation.


“As OPEI begins its second year of managing OPEAA, we’re enthusiastic about the proactive stance being taken by the OPEAA board as the association becomes more involved in the regulatory and legislative issues that affect our industry,” said Jean Hawes, OPEI’s senior vice president of finance and administration.


For more information about OPEAA, visit www.opeaa.org.

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