OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT INSTITUTE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING OPEI Headquarters, Alexandria, VA
March 12, 2025 DRAFT Minutes
Present: Board Members: David Thorne, Chair Rick Olson, Vice Chair
Deere & Company The Toro Company Ariens Company Chervon N.A. Milwaukee Tool Active Dynamics
Dan Ariens, Equip Expo Chair Mike Clancy, Immediate Past Chair
Rick Gray
Peter Hampton Brian Melka Andres Rangert Harold Redman Nelson Wilner Called In Klaus Hahn Doug Redpath Tom Rugg
Rehlko
Husqvarna Forest & Garden Div. N.A.
Echo Incorporated
Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA
Greenworks
Stanley, Black, & Decker Inc. Briggs & Stratton LLC
Absent: Chris Keffer, Secretary/Treasurer
STIHL, Inc.
OPEI /Equip Exposition Staff: Kris Kiser, President & CEO Chuck Bowen, Vice President of Communications & Member Relations Greg Knott, Sr. Vice President, Standards & Regulatory Affairs Brandon Martin, Vice President, Battery & Electric Products, Industry Affairs Dan Mustico, Sr. Vice President, Government & Market Affairs Suzanne Shomers, Vice President, Finance and Administration Karen Williams, Partnerships and Development Director Guests:
Rick Vance, Stites & Harbison Robert DeFrancesco, Wiley Law Britney Fleming, Van Ness Felman Dick Penna, Van Ness Felman Charlene Koski, Van Ness Felman Erika Jones, Mayer Brown
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