Ayala Heads WAI for 2009

John Wolz

Antonio Ayala Reyna is the new president of the Wire Association International for 2009. Ayala is the 55th president of the 79-year-old association. He succeeds 2008 president Ronald Reed of Horizon Wire & Cable.
Since 1998, Ayala has been director of Latin America sales at J.J. Lowe Associates Inc. Previously he was with AXA Group in Mexico, Conductores Latincasa of Mexico and Ericsson of Sweden. Ayala holds a degree in mechanical and electrical engineering from The Engineering University at Veracruz, Mexico, and an MBA from Ohio University.
Ayala joined WAI in 2001 and has served on numerous association committees. He was the primary organizer for the 2008 International Technical Conference, in Mexico, and was chairman of the 2004 Conference in Mexico. He has been a WAI short course on extrusion instructor and translated educational and promotional materials for the Latin American and South American wire and cable markets.
WAI executive director Steven Fetteroll noted Ayala’s career has been in the global industry and he “has developed an excellent understanding of the Latin American wire and cable market. As a result, he has personally provided a strategic connection for the association to better reach this key market with not only our existing products and services, but also to consider new specialized products. We have seen him roll-up his sleeves to get things done and we expect more of the same in the coming year,” Fetteroll said.
WAI ‘2009 executive committee members are: first vice president Dane Armendariz, Henkel Surface Technologies; second vice president Dominique Perroud, Samp USA Inc.; executive committee member Nicholas Nickoletopoulos, Ivaco Rolling Mills; and Reed.
Founded in 1930, WAI is a not-for-profit association with 2,500 individual members in 58 countries. WAI manages the Interwire Trade Exhibition and the Wire Expo event and publishes the Wire Journal International and Wire Journal International Reference Guide through a subsidiary operation.
WAI has an office in Pune, India, and is headquartered at 1570 Boston Post Rd., Guildford, CT 06437. Tel: 203 453-2777 Fax 203 453-8384 E-mail: sfetteroll@wirenet.org Web: wirenet.org �2009 FastenerNews.com