Board of Directors Elected at Fall Convention in Addison, TX
The Farm Equipment Manufacturers Association Board of Directors elected officers at its Marketing & Distribution Convention at the Renaissance Dallas Addison on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024.
Leading the Association as president will be Craig Harthoorn, President of Oxbo Forage Division. The company is a leading manufacturer of hay and forage equipment, including forage boxes, manure spreaders, and hay rakes.
The board elected Harthoorn to a one-year President’s term beginning immediately. He succeeds Randy Reinke of Custom Products of Litchfield, Inc. in Litchfield, MN, who remains on the Executive Committee in an ex-officio role.
Serving with Harthoorn will be:
• First Vice President: Marc Ivey, National Sales Manager at Bush Hog LLC in Selma, AL
• Second Vice President: Scott Eisenmenger, General Manager at West Point Design in West Point, NE
• Treasurer: Tim Burenga, Vice President of Sales and Purchasing at Worksaver, Inc. in Litchfield, IL
• Secretary: Phil Landoll, Vice President of Operations at Landoll Corp. in Marysville, KS
The officers will lead a 16-member Board of Directors. Earlier that day, at the Association’s annual business meeting, David Hellbusch, Vice President of Plant Operations at Duo Lift Manufacturing Company, Inc., was elected to fill a newly vacated board seat.
Member companies also re-elected directors whose terms had expired this year. This included Tim Burenga, Scott Eisenmenger and Paul Link of Vaderstad, Inc. who were elected to an additional three-year term as their current terms expired.
Ben Hellbusch, Vice President of Sales at Duo Lift Mfg. Co. Inc., concluded his many years of service on the Board of Directors. We wish to express our gratitude to Ben for the invaluable time, leadership, and significant contributions he has dedicated to our Association.
“We want to thank these individuals for their dedication and the time they contribute, despite the demands of running their own businesses,” said Executive Vice President Steve Hathaway. “Our leaders and members are among the top innovators in the industry, often starting with limited resources and building from there. Their ambition is the backbone of our Association, and we are truly grateful for their contributions to FEMA and the shortline industry.”