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National Electrical Manufacturers Association

is in the Business Services Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$14.0M
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Trade Association; Standards, Statistics, Government Affairs

Vice President
Ronald H. Reed
Number of Employees 100
Contact Information

1300 N 17th St N Ste 1752

Rosslyn, Virginia 22209-3801

www.nema.org

(703) 841-3200

NAICS Code Business Associations: 813910

Recent Events

  • Guardian Technologies International Assumes Leadership Role in

    8/21/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • NEMA Team Selected as Part of NASA Proposal

    7/31/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • NEMA Launches Podcasts on Electroindustry Topics

    7/23/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ronald H. Reed Vice President
Tom Hixon Vice President
Stephen Gold Director, Technology
John Estey Treasurer
Brian Dundon Active Member
George Van Dorn Member

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kevin Dowling Chairman
Robert Y Faber Chair
James P. Campbell Board of Directors
Jean-Paul Montupet Board of Directors
Keith D. Nosbusch Board of Directors
Kirk S. Hachigian Board of Directors
Larry K. Powers Board of Directors
Randy W. Carson Vice Chairman
Williams J. Sims Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Director, Technology Current

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National Electrical Manufacturers Association Treasurer Current

As Vice President of Innovation, Dr. Dowling oversees many programs and initiatives designed to keep Color Kinetics at the forefront of LED lighting. He joined the company in early 1999 as Director of Engineering, and continues to be integral to the research and development fueling many of Color Kinetics' successful products, technologies and market applications. He is an inventor and co-inventor on numerous Color Kinetics patents, and also leads the company's government programs. Beyond his work at Color Kinetics, Dr. Dowling actively engages with many industry organizations to advance adoption of LED lighting, including the creation of much-needed industry standards. He currently serves as Technical Chairman of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Solid-State Lighting Section, and as Chairman of the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance (NGLIA). He was instrumental in the formation of the Solid-State sub-committee within the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) Testing Procedures Committee (TPC). Dr. Dowling is also active within the education community, teaching lighting at the New England Institute of Art and lecturing at many lighting and design programs. He is a well-known industry advocate with numerous published articles and speaking engagements to his credit. Prior to Color Kinetics, Dr. Dowling was Chief Robotics Engineer for PRI Automation, the leader in advanced factory automation systems and software for the semiconductor industry. He has over 15 years of experience in advanced robotics engineering at the Field Robotics Center of Carnegie Mellon University, where, as a scientist, he led a number of projects including a Lunar Rover demo, robots for Space Shuttle Inspection and Shuttle ground operations at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and the Mars Rover Project. Dr. Dowling has also consulted for many companies, including Shell Oil and Apple Computer, and was a founding principal of a medical robotics company. Dr. Dowling received his undergraduate degree in Mathematics and masters and Ph.D. degrees in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon University.

Organization Position Status
Birnbach Communications Incorporated Vice President Innovation Current
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions Vice President, Strategic Technologies Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Chairman Current
PRI Automation, Inc. Chief Robotics Engineer Former
Consonus Technologies, Inc. Vice President of Strategic Technologies Former
Carnegie Mellon University Ph.D. In Robotics Former
Carnegie Mellon University M.S. In Robotics Former
Carnegie Mellon University B.S. In Mathematics Former

Organization Position Status
The Siemon Company Global Accounts Manager Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Chair Current
Security Industry Association Board of Directors Current
National Electrical Contractors Association Board of Directors Current
National Electrical Contractors Association Member Current

James P. Campbell has served as president and chief executive officer of GE Consumer & Industrial since November 2005. Consumer & Industrial, a $12+ billion global business that employs 49,000 employees around the world in more than 100 locations, is an industry leader in major appliance and lighting products, and in integrated electrical distribution equipment and systems. Campbell joined GE in 1981 as a sales/marketing trainee for the Northeast Region of GE Appliances. He quickly moved into management roles, and in 1992 relocated to the business' headquarters in Louisville where he led marketing, sales and product management organizations. He was appointed vice president of Sales and Marketing and a GE Company Officer in 1999 and two years later was named president and chief executive officer of GE Appliances. In September 2002, when GE merged its appliances and lighting businesses, he assumed the role of president and chief executive officer of GE Consumer Products. Following the merger of GE Consumer Products and GE Industrial Systems in January 2004, Campbell became president and chief executive officer of GE Consumer & Industrial-Americas, a $9 billion division. In that role he directed the manufacture, marketing and sale of appliances, lighting and industrial products across North and South America. Campbell earned a B.S. degree in Marketing from St. John's University and an M.B.A. in Marketing Management from Hofstra University. He is on the boards of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and the Frazier International History Museum and is an active member of the Louisville GE Volunteers chapter. Campbell and his wife have two children. They reside in Louisville, Kentucky.

Organization Position Status
GE Consumer & Industrial President & Chief Executive Officer Current
General Electric Company President & Chief Executive Officer, GE Consumer & Industrial Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Board of Directors Current
Frazier International History Museum Board of Directors Current
GE Appliances President & Chief Executive Officer Former
General Electric Company Senior Vice President Former
GE Appliances Product Manager Former
Hofstra University MBA, Marketing Management Former
St. John's University B.S., Marketing Former

Organization Position Status
Emerson Electric Co. Executive Vice President Current
PartnerRe Ltd. Director of the Company Current
PartnerRe Ltd. Board of Directors Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Board of Directors Current
Lexmark International, Inc. Director Current
Lexmark International Middle East Fz LLC Director Current
Lexmark International, Inc. Compensation & Pension Committee Member Current
Emerson Electric Co. President, Eueope Former
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Executive Vice President Former
Moteurs Leroy-Somer S.A. Chairman and Director Former
Emerson Electric Co. Advisory Director Former
Emerson Electric Co. Chairman, North American Operations Former
Emerson Electric Co. Board of Directors Former

Keith D. Nosbusch, 55, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Rockwell Automation, Inc., Milwaukee, WI, a leading global provider of industrial automation power, control, and information solutions. Previously served as president of Control Systems, a business unit of Rockwell Automation, and as senior vice president for Rockwell Automation. A member of Manitowoc’s board since 2003.

Organization Position Status
Rockwell Automation, Inc. CEO Current
NYSE Group, Inc. Current
Rockwell Scientific Company LLC Current
Rockwell Automation, Inc. Chairman Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Board of Directors Current
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Director Current
Rockwell Automation, Inc. President Former
Rockwell Automation, Inc. Senior Vice President, Control and Information Group Former
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MBA Former
University of Wisconsin-Madison Bsee Former

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Organization Position Status
Cooper Industries Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Board of Directors Current
Paccar Inc. Director Current
National Association of Manufacturers Board of Directors Current
GE Lighting Chief Executive Officer Former
GE Lighting President Former
Cooper Industries Ltd. Executive Vice President, Operations Former
Cooper Industries Ltd. Director Former
American Standard Inc. Board of Directors Former

Organization Position Status
The Genlyte Group Incorporated Chief Executive Officer Current
The Genlyte Group Incorporated President Current
The Genlyte Group Incorporated Chairman, Board Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Board of Directors Current
The Genlyte Group Incorporated Director Current
Genlyte Thomas Group LLC President & CEO Former

Carson assumed his current position in January 2000, after serving as Eaton's corporate vice president, Growth Initiatives, working with senior operating managers on new product programs and strategic marketing initiatives across the company. Before joining Eaton in February 1999, Carson was executive vice president for Rockwell Automation. He began his career in 1972 at Allen-Bradley, where he held increasingly responsible positions in sales, marketing and distribution. Carson was named vice president for Allen-Bradley's Intelligent Sensing business in 1988. His subsequent management positions included serving as senior vice president for Allen-Bradley's Automation Group and as executive vice president for Reliance Electrical Group. Currently, he is vice chairman of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, and serves on the advisory board of Questra Corporation.

Organization Position Status
Eaton Corporation Senior Vice President Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Vice Chairman Current
Questra Board of Directors Current
Rockwell Automation, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Senior Vice President Former
Valparaiso University B.S. In Electrical Engineering Former

William J. Sims has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer and as a member of our board of directors since September 2001. From 2000 to 2001, Mr. Sims served as President and Chief Executive Officer of e-SIM Inc. s Live Manuals division. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Sims served as President of the Zenith Sales Company. From 1985 to 1996, Mr. Sims served in a number of positions at JVC Company of America, most recently as Vice President, Consumer Video Division. Mr. Sims has also served as a director of the Consumer Electronics Association. Mr. Sims earned a B.A. in biological sciences from California State University, Fullerton.

Organization Position Status
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions Chief Executive Officer Current
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions President, Chief Operating Officer and Director Current
Esim, Ltd. Current
Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions Board of Directors Current
Birnbach Communications Incorporated Board of Directors Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Board of Directors Current
Birnbach Communications Incorporated President and CEO Former
Zenithsales.Com President Former
California State University B.A. In Biological Sciences Former

Organization Position Status
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Active Member Current
MagneTek, Inc. Group President Former
MagneTek, Inc. Corporate Executive Vice President Former
Advance Transformer Co. President & CEO Former

George Van Dorn has 30 years of senior manufacturing and management experiences and direct line responsibilities in high tech electronics that encompasses Fortune 500 companies and small private organizations. He was responsible for global and domestic operations for such companies as Johnson & Johnson Corporation (New Brunswick, New Jersey); Singer Corporation (New York and New Jersey); Cochlear Corporation (Sidney, Australia & Englewood Colorado); Etta Industries (Boulder, Colorado); Assembly Fab Corp (Denver, Colorado); Clinicom, Inc. (Boulder Colorado); Diasonics Corp./Fisher Imaging Corp. (California and Colorado). Mr. Van Dorn joined Econ in 2005 and is responsible for technology transfer and to set up strict production quality controls for manufacturing HID electronic ballasts critical for the building of reliable electronic products. He holds an Electrical Engineering Degree from Montgomery College and completed studies at Union College and Newark College of Engineering. He is a member of the American Management Association, National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Service Managers.

Organization Position Status
National Association of Service Managers Member Current
National Electrical Manufacturers Association Member Current
American Management Association Member Current
Diasonics, Inc. Former
Union College Former
Newark College of Engineering Former

Executive News

  • U.S. industrial shares up on strong manufacturing data

    Reuters - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • Cooper Industries to Participate in Morgan Stanley Industrials Conference

    Reuters - 8/24/09 - View Story

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