PPAI Presents 2013 Board Officers And Candidates For Board Of Directors

Additional revisions to the bylaws will reduce total board seats from 17 members plus the immediate past chair to an 11-member board. The board will resize from eight distributors and eight suppliers to four distributors and four suppliers with four-year terms; and one distributor and one supplier, instead of two distributors and two suppliers, joining the board each year. Board representation will also include one regional association council (RAC) delegate and one at-large director.

2013 PPAI Board Of Directors Nominees
PPAI is pleased to present the following four individuals selected to run for office by the PPAI nominating committee from a candidate slate presented by the leadership advisory committee.

Distributor Candidates

Tom Goos, Chief Operating Officer
Image Source Inc.
Kirkland, Washington
Dave Regan, MAS, Vice President of Sales
The Vernon Company
Newton, Iowa

Supplier Candidates

Eric Johnson, MAS, Vice President of Sales
Halls & Company
Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
Kim Newell, President
World Wide Lines Inc.
Covington, Tennessee

Expanded Voting Pool
While the voting process has not changed, the pool of voters is larger and more inclusive. The bylaws revisions now grant voting rights to PPAI members in good standing from the business services, multi-line representatives, and international distributor and international supplier member categories. In the past, only suppliers and distributors could vote in the association's board elections. In this year's election, all PPAI member companies will be able to cast votes for one distributor and one supplier from the aforementioned candidates. The election will be conducted via electronic voting and paper ballots and the new board members will take office following The PPAI Expo 2013. The results of the election will be announced in mid-October.