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The NAM has announced its leadership for 2025.

What’s going on: Johnson & Johnson Executive Vice President and Chief Technical Operations & Risk Officer Kathy Wengel will continue as NAM Board chair, and Rockwell Automation Chairman and CEO Blake Moret will stay on as NAM Board vice chair, NAM President and CEO Jay Timmons said today.

• In addition, Click Bond CEO Karl Hutter will become chair of the NAM’s Small and Medium Manufacturers Group, and Husco President and CEO Austin Ramirez will be vice chair of the group.

Setting records, sharing stories: “As chair, Kathy has already set new records in growing the membership of the NAM—ensuring manufacturers can create more well-paying jobs in the United States, cut through red tape and power our economy,” Timmons said.

• “As vice chair, Blake has been a consistent champion for strengthening our workforce, driving innovation and making sure manufacturers have the tools to compete and win.”
• “Karl and Austin are leaders of our industry who are steering their companies and American industry into the future. They will continue to help rally SMMs to share their stories with more of America and to come together with the NAM to learn from each other, support one another and make our country stronger.”

Why it’s key: “This year is a historic opportunity for manufacturing,” Timmons went on. “With leadership in Washington committed to the importance of growing manufacturing in the United States, we are doubling down on the fight to stop devasting tax hikes, roll back the regulatory overreach of the past, unleash American energy dominance and make the U.S. more competitive than ever before.”