The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute named the following new chairs to serve on the Focus and Standing Committees:

  • CJ Lagan of American Standard and Rob Zimmerman of Kohler Co. - the Water Efficiency and Sustainability Focus Issue Committee. 

  • Steve Tokarz of BrassCraft (to serve with Mark Bidinger of Elkay Manufacturing Co.) - the Government Affairs Standing Committee.

  • Tim Kilbane of Symmons (to serve with Mike Miller of Alsons Corp.) - the Water Temperature Device Committee.

  • Steve Tokarz of BrassCraft (to serve with Mike Miller of Alsons Corp.) - the Supply Fittings Product Committee.

  • CJ Lagan of American Standard (to serve with Fernando Fernandez of TOTO) - the Fixture Product Committee.

  • Shabbir Rawalpindiwala of Kohler Co. (to serve with John Watson of Sloan Valve Co.) - the Flushing Device Product Committee.

  • Also, Casey Hayes of Haws Corp. was reappointed to a chair position (to serve with Klaus Fromme of Bradley Corp.) on the Technical Standing Committee; Darold Vredberg of Elkay will remain on the E-Business and Opportunities Standing Committee but it will be put on monitoring status; and Fred Luedke of NEOPERL will remain on the Tradeshow Consolidation Focus Issue Committee, which is currently on monitoring status.