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Equipment Marketing & Distribution Assn. Elects Board Of Directors
Newly elected officers and directors of the Equipment Marketing & Distribution Asn. (EMDA) for 2022-2023 are:
- Trey Price, Price Bros. Equipment Co., Wichita, Kan., President
- Bob Doran, Doran Distribution Services, Mount Horeb, Wis., First Vice President
- Shannon Soparlo, Adair Sales and Marketing Co., Inc., Swift Current, Saskatchewan Canada, Second Vice President
- Mark Tibbitts, General Implement Distributors, Salt Lake City, Ut., Treasurer and Immediate Past President
- Kris Yancey, Implement Sales LLC, Stone Mountain, Ga., Secretary
- Josh Overholser, Superior Implement & Supply Co. (SISCO), Greenville, Oh., Director
- Andy Robson, Teagle Machinery, Ltd., Truro, Cornwall England, Associate Member Delegate
The seven-member board was elected during EMDA’s Corporate Annual Meeting held in Orlando, Fla. on October 26, 2022. The Board will supervise administration of membership services to EMDA’s member firms. EMDA is the international association for wholesaler-distributors and manufacturer’s representatives of agricultural and related industry equipment and parts. For generations, EMDA members have served as the vital link between manufacturers and North American retail dealers. EMDA’s member reps and distributors are located throughout the United States and Canada. They perform such value-added services as warehousing, in-field sales representation, advertising and promotion, product education, service requirements, warranty representation, physical handling and credit and collections.
EMDA members provide the functions which lower the total cost of distribution and increase manufacturers’ market share. EMDA’s headquarters is located in Iowa City, Ia.
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