IFI Announces New Board Leadership and Division Officers

The Industrial Fasteners Institute (IFI) elected new leadership for the organization’s Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term during its annual meeting March 3-5, 2024, in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Dan Curtis of MacLean-Fogg Company was selected to lead the board as Chairman, along with Larry Spelman of J.H. Botts LLC as Vice Chairman, and Gene Simpson of Semblex Corporation as Ex-Officio Chair.

In addition to the Board leadership, the following Board Representatives and Division chairs were elected:

DIVISION I INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS OFFICERS

• Chairman, Attsie Hashimoto – Unytite, Inc.

• Vice Chair, Sebastian Janas – Sems & Specials, Inc.

DIVISION I BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

• Attsie Hashimoto – Unytite, Inc.

• Brian Prodoehl – Valley Fastener Group, LLC

• Steve Sherman – Industrial Rivet & Nut

• ALMA Tech. Chair, David Roberto

DIVISION II AEROSPACE PRODUCTS OFFICERS

• Chairman, Doug Carlton – Click-Bond, Inc.

• Vice-Chair, Mehrzad Bahri – Novaria Group

• Member-At-Large, Marty Goeree – Vegas Fastener Manufacturing

• Tech. Chairman, Mike Mowins – IFI

DIVISION II BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

• Devin Wilson – Parker Fasteners

• Robert Gurrola – Howmet Fastening Systems

• Jim Erbs – Safety Socket LLC

DIVISION III AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS OFFICERS

• Chairman, John Medcalf – Agrati, Inc.

• Vice Chair, Genevieve Gurnick-Long – Seaway Bolt & Specials, Inc.

DIVISION III BOARD REPRESENTATIVES

• Kevin Vollmert – ITW Shakeproof Automotive

• Greg Rawlings – Nylok, LLC

• Steve Dixon – Camcar Innovations

ASSOCIATE SUPPLIERS DIVISION (ASD)

• Chairman, Herb Gottelt – Metal Resource Solutions, Inc.

• Vice-Chair, Nilo Urbani – Precote USA, LLC

ASD BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

• Herb Gottelt – Metal Resource Solutions, Inc.