SEMA News—December 2020

PEOPLE

By Douglas McColloch

Meet The 2020–2021 SEMA Board Of Directors

The Specialty Equipment Market Association is governed by a Board of Directors who volunteer their time to provide leadership and guidance to the organization. Board members are nominated and elected by the association’s membership at large. Directors serve a three-year term, while the chairman serves for two years immediately after completing a two-year term as chairman-elect. The current Board was inaugurated at the SEMA Board Meeting held August 25, 2020.

This year’s Board underwent two personnel changes mid-year. In May, Dr. Jamie Meyer, GM Performance Parts Program Manager, stepped down from the SEMA Board after being named President of Performance Racing Industry; his seat on the Board was taken by Kim Pendergast, CEO of Magnuson Superchargers. The following month, Greg Adler, CEO of Greg Adler Motorsports, completed his two terms and was replaced on the Board by Ted Wentz III, CEO of Quadratec.

“The SEMA Board of Directors represents the entire spectrum of our specialty-equipment industry,” said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. “They reflect our SEMA-member businesses at large as they set association priorities, oversee our many initiatives and programs, address vital regulatory, technological and marketplace issues affecting our businesses, and promote the overall health and success of our industry. Especially during the COVID-19 era, they have lived up to the obligation to make smart, often difficult, decisions. On behalf of SEMA, I wish to thank them for their volunteerism and dedication to our association.”

Tim Martin SEMA Chairman CEO Aftermarket Advisors LLC	James Lawrence SEMA Chairman-Elect CEO Power Automedia	Wade Kawasaki SEMA Immediate Past Chairman & Secretary President and CEO Legendary Companies
Kyle Fickler SEMA Treasurer Dir. of Sales and New Business Development Driven Racing Oil	Chris Douglas Chief Commercial Officer Edelbrock Group	Kim Pendergast CEO Magnuson Superchargers
Ted Wentz III CEO Quadratec Inc.	Donnie Eatherly President P&E Distributors Inc.	Kathryn Reinhardt Senior Marketing Manager 4WP/Pro Comp
Dan Kahn President and CEO Kahn Media Inc.	Steve Whipple Vice President of Sales Edelbrock LLC	Brian Lounsberry Senior Advisor One 6 Motorsports
Melanie White President Hellwig Products	Bunyan L. (Les) Rudd, CPMR President/CSO Bob Cook Sales