Rheem® has introduced, alongside The Nationwide Affiliation of Producers (NAM), that Alex Housten has been named to the NAM Board of Administrators. Housten serves as Rheem’s Chief Working Officer and is liable for main Rheem North America.
“Alex is a acknowledged chief in our trade, and we’re proud to have him be part of our Board of Administrators,” mentioned NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons. “Alex will probably be a associate within the NAM’s efforts to advance a complete manufacturing agenda that creates well-paying jobs, grows our economic system and improves the standard of life for all. I sit up for working collectively as advocates for manufacturing within the U.S. and to advance the values which have made America distinctive and our trade robust—free enterprise, competitiveness, particular person liberty and equal alternative.”
Housten joined Rheem in 2024 with practically 20 years of worldwide expertise in operations throughout a number of industries. All through his profession, he has earned a popularity as a buyer advocate and champion of purposeful new product developments that clear up finish consumer challenges. He holds each a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Grasp of Enterprise Administration from Purdue College.
“The NAM is setting the agenda and delivering outcomes for our trade, and I’m honored to play an element by becoming a member of the NAM Board,” mentioned Housten. “There are greater than 13 million individuals who make issues in America and the manufacturing sector powers our communities, our economic system and our nation. I sit up for sharing my expertise and information to proceed advocating for the way forward for our trade.”
Based in 1895, the NAM, guided by its Board of Administrators, is the biggest industrial commerce affiliation in the USA. The NAM is the nation’s most influential manufacturing advocate, and its membership consists of a few of the world’s most iconic manufacturers and most of the small producers that energy the U.S. economic system. Roughly 85% of the NAM’s members are small and medium-sized companies. Executives on the NAM Board, which includes leaders representing firms of all sizes in each industrial sector, are the driving pressure behind the NAM’s efforts.
The NAM is a one-stop store for producers, telling trade tales and equipping producers with invaluable assets via information and insights, thought management and partnerships with its digital transformation division, the Manufacturing Management Council; NAM’s 501(c)3 workforce improvement and training affiliate, the Manufacturing Institute; and NAM’s innovation administration division, the Innovation Analysis Interchange.
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