PMI Announces New Committee Chairs

For Immediate Release

December 20, 2007

Contact: Barbara C. Higgens, Executive Director (847) 481-5500

Rolling Meadows, IL – The new PMI Committee Chairs appointed by 2007 President Ken Martin are: Marie-Helene Pernin, Neoperl; Member Services Committee serving with Rick Reles, Kohler and Klaus Fromme, Bradley Corporation; Technical Standing Committee serving with Casey Hayes, Haws.

Their first meeting as committee chairs will be the 2008 Spring Meeting, March 30-April 2 at the Balboa Bay Club in Newport Beach, CA. They will serve 3 year terms.

Plans are being finalized now for the PMI 2008 Fall Meeting in Washington, DC.

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.

The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute is the voluntary, not-for-profit national trade association of manufacturers of plumbing products serving as the Voice of the Plumbing Industry. Member companies of PMI 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, Ill., 60008; or via phone (847) 481-5500, facsimile (847) 481-5501, or website www.pmihome.org.

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