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PMI Congratulates New Committee Chairs

For Immediate Release

ROLLING MEADOWS, ILLINOIS (SEPTEMBER 16, 2008) — Plumbing Manufacturers Institute President Rod Ward of Speakman Company has made his selections for the new chairs to serve on the Focus and Standing Committees. The decision was based upon PMI meeting attendance (a prerequisite to being a chair) and overall commitment to PMI.

• The Water Efficiency and Sustainability Focus Issue Committee will be chaired by CJ Lagan of American Standard and Rob Zimmerman of Kohler Company.
• The Government Affairs Standing Committee welcomes Steve Tokarz of BrassCraft, who will serve with Mark Bidinger of Elkay Manufacturing Company.
• The Tradeshow Consolidation Focus Issue Committee is currently on monitoring status, as no candidates have come forward to serve with Fred Luedke of NEOPERL.
• The Technical Standing Committee has reappointed Casey Hayes from Haws Corporation to a chair position to continue serving with Klaus Fromme from Bradley Corporation.
• Darold Vredberg from Elkay Manufacturing Company will stay on the E-Business and Opportunities Standing Committee, but it will be put on monitoring status, as no candidates came forward to fill the vacant chair positions.

Several individuals were elected by their peers to fill the vacant Product Committee Chair Positions.

• The Water Temperature Device Committee will be chaired by Tim Kilbane of Symmons, who will serve alongside Mike Miller of Alsons Corporation.
• The Supply Fittings Product Committee welcomes Steve Tokarz of BrassCraft, who will serve with Mike Miller of Alsons Corporation.
• The Flushing Device Product Committee has re-elected John Watson of Sloan Valve Company. Shabbir Rawalpindiwala of Kohler Company will take over the open chair slot.
• The Fixture Product Committee will be chaired by CJ Lagan of American Standard. Fernando Fernandez of TOTO will continue as a co-chair.

PMI congratulates the new chairs and thanks all who submitted their names for available positions!

About PMI: The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute is the voluntary, not-for-profit international trade association of manufacturers of plumbing products, serving as the Voice of the Plumbing Industry. Member-companies produce a substantial quantity of the nation’s plumbing products.

For more information on PMI or its semi-annual meetings, contact the Institute at 1921 Rohlwing Road, Unit G, Rolling Meadows, IL, 60008; tel.: 847.481.5500; fax: 847.481.5501. Or visit our website at www.pmihome.org.

PMI will hold its 2008 Fall Meeting October 5-8 at the Sheraton National Hotel, Washington, DC area (Arlington, VA).

PMI Mission Statement:

• To promote the water efficiency, health, safety and quality of plumbing products, while maximizing consumer choice and value in a fair and open marketplace.
• To provide a forum for the exchange of information and industry education.
• To represent the members’ interests in the regulatory/legislative processes.
• To enhance the plumbing industry’s growth and expansion.