Executives from Chrysler, Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas, and Baxter Healthcare Join Manufacturing Leadership Council

NEW YORK, Jan. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, the leading information resource for manufacturing executives, announces the appointment of eight additional senior-level executives to the Manufacturing Leadership Council (http://manufacturingleadershipcouncil.com), an invitation-only membership organization engaged in peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, with a focus on creating a better future for manufacturing.

"We are delighted to welcome so many influential executives from worldwide organizations to the Council. The growth in membership that we have experienced over the past few months affirms the global impact that the Council is having on the manufacturing industry," said Heather Holst-Knudsen, president of Manufacturing Enterprise Communications.

The new Council members are:

• Randy Brodsky, President, Primus Metals
• Alan Freedlund, Vice President, Global MP Manufacturing Supply Chain IT, Baxter Healthcare
• John Jacko, VP and CMO, Kennametal
• James Lillie, General Manager, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Mitsubishi Power Systems Americas
• Paul Martin, Corporate Vice President and CIO, Baxter International
• Terry Moody, Executive Vice President of Global Operations, Thermadyne Holdings Corp.  
• Samuel Ramsey III, Director of Technical Cost Reduction Management, Chrysler Group LLC
• Sanjay Singh, Global Head, Strategy and Marketing, Manufacturing, HCL America

The Manufacturing Leadership Council includes more than 100 senior-level representatives from the world's most influential companies such as Ferrari, General Motors, GlaxoSmithKline, Dow Chemicals, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Colgate-Palmolive, L'Oreal, and Johnson & Johnson. Members include executive management from corporate, finance, production, and technology divisions and encompass a broad range of manufacturing sectors, including consumer packaged goods, pharmaceuticals, metals, aerospace and defense, and chemicals.

Manufacturing Leadership Council members will meet at an invitation-only, closed-door meeting during the 2012 Manufacturing Leadership Summit, to be held April 30-May 2, 2012, in Palm Beach, FL.

Benefits associated with membership in the Manufacturing Leadership Council include:

• Adaptive Leadership -- a professional development program offered in partnership with Cambridge Leadership Associates, an international leadership development practice, to enable senior executives to more effectively navigate change
• Decision Compass -- a facilitated peer-to-peer networking program that connects accomplished manufacturing executives
• Future Leaders -- a unique program to develop high-potential employees or students as proteges
• Critical Issues Agenda -- high-level collaboration in which you can help define the discussion for the Council and the industry at large
• Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal -- a bi-monthly publication devoted to exploring key business and management issues facing manufacturers worldwide

To learn more about the Manufacturing Leadership Council, please visit manufacturingleadershipcouncil.com.

For media inquiries or more information on how to become a member of the Manufacturing Leadership Council, contact us at 888-280-6794 or [email protected].

About Manufacturing Enterprise Communications
Manufacturing Enterprise Communications, a division of Thomas Publishing Company LLC, is the leading information resource for manufacturing executives and produces industry-specific information for global manufacturing markets. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications provides critical content to innovative and forward-thinking manufacturing companies that use enterprise systems and information, as well as automation technologies, to transform their businesses and create a sustainable competitive advantage. Manufacturing Enterprise Communications powers the Manufacturing Executive Website, Manufacturing Leadership Council, and Manufacturing Executive Leadership Journal; the Manufacturing Leadership Summit; and the ML100 Awards program.

SOURCE Manufacturing Enterprise Communications