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SEMA Announces Candidates for Its 2025 Board of Directors Election
Nine prominent members of the automotive industry are running for five open seats…

The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) has released the names of the candidates vying for seats on the board of directors. Here is the list of names, followed by SEMA’s instructions for voting for current SEMA-member companies.
Chair-elect (1 Seat)
- Norris Marshall, BluePrint Engines
- Les Rudd, Bob Cook Sales
Manufacturer (3 Seats)
- Brian Herron, OPUS IVS
- Tim McCarthy, HUSHMAT & ZYCOAT
- Shane McNallie, Lippert/CURT
- Cary Redman, PRW Power
- Marcus Umlauff, Toyota Motor North America (Incumbent)
Manufacturers Rep (1 Seat)
- Rich Butler, R&R Marketing (Incumbent)
- Mark Taylor, KAM Marketing
SEMA instructs that voting will take place online between May 19 and June 2 and is open to current SEMA-member companies. Votes must be cast by each company’s primary contact. Details on the upcoming election will be sent to the member company’s designated primary contact beginning May 19. Winners will be announced by June 9.