Huber, the vice-president of Illinois-based Industrial Kinetics, joins newly elected vice-president Ron Arkema, secretary Warren Chandler and treasurer Jerry Heathman.

Arkema is vice-president of Iowa-based Van Gorp, Chandler is product manager for Canadian firm Stephens-Adamson, and Heathman is a sales and marketing manager for Chantland Pulley and Roller headquartered in Iowa.

CEMA also elected four to its board of directors, including Superior Industries engineering vice-president Bob Domnick, Douglas Manufacturing president Paul Ross, Fenner Dunlop technology senior vice-president Geoff Normanton, and Martin Engineering director and chief technology officer Todd Swinderman.

Six carryover members were also at the meeting: Portec sales director Joe Forte, Automatic Systems president Michael Hoehn, Intelligrated systems sales and marketing senior vice-president Jim McKnight, Screw Conveyor general manager and chief executive Garry Abraham, Webster Industries sales and marketing vice-president Dean Bogner, and Stober Drives product manager Mike Mitchell.

CEMA was established in 1933 and comprises 106 member companies from the conveying equipment sector.