5/2/2012 2:59:00 PM
NEWS BRIEFS
Queenin, Reidl Lead NFDA for 2012-13
Jay Queenin and Kevin Reidl
(photo courtesy LINK Magazine)
Jay Queenin is the new president of the National Fastener Distributors Association and Kevin Reidl is vice president.
Queenin succeeds Matt Ulrich of Assembled Products Inc.
As a student Queenin worked summers at Specialty Bolt & Screw Inc. and then went to law school. He became a prosecutor in the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office. He joined the family fastener business six years ago and is now COO.
Founded in 1977, Specialty Bolt services large OEMs. Headquartered in Agawam, MA, SBS also has facilities in Canada and Mexico. E-mail: jpqueenin@specialtybolt.com Web: specialtybolt.com
Queenin reported that the NFDA has 89 distributor members and 58 associate members totaling 147.
“We are charting a new course for the NFDA,” Queenin said of the decision to replace management firm Smith-Bucklin with Vickie Lester as executive director.
Reidl works for Hodell-Natco Industries.
The new distributor board members are distributors Jim Lindrup of Fabory USA; Bob Luzum, Accurate Component Sales Inc.,; and associate Simmi Sakhuja, president of Stelfast Inc.
Founded in 1968, the NFDA is headquartered in Chicago. Web: NFDA-fastener.org ©2012 GlobalFastenerNews.com
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