Leading the Way

Congrats to Mike Katz, our new President at the PMA!

Mike was the former Vice President and Treasurer and is now in charge of providing leadership and direction to board members and chairing the quarterly and annual meetings. As President, he will be working to continue to grow the organization and advance the cause of cast polyurethane to the benefit of all of its members. He specifically would like to increase the number of suppliers and processors that become members. If you know of someone who truly could benefit from joining, please pass their name and contact information along to us.

In the coming year, Mike will also be expanding educational outreach to technical schools providing engineering students with the opportunity to work with cast polyurethane and learn more about its benefits and challenges as a material.

He is hoping to increase engagement and conversations with members and prospects through social networking sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn. If you have not already become a member of our LinkedIn group or a fan on our Facebook Fan Page, join the conversation!

Mike is the President of Molded Dimensions, a manufacturer that engineers and molds custom polyurethane and rubber mechanical parts for both OEMs and aftermarket industries. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

Like all of you, we are excited to see Mike lead the PMA for the next two years!

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