Chairman Selected for IFPE 2008
 
Sauer-Danfoss Executive Heads Show Management Committee
 
David Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sauer-Danfoss in Lincolnshire, Illinois has been named Chairman of the Management Committee of the 2008 International Exposition for Power Transmission (IFPE). He will lead a volunteer group of industry executives responsible for overall show planning. IFPE 2008 will be held March 11-15, 2008 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

IFPE is the leading international exposition and technical conference devoted to power transmission and motion control through hydraulic, pneumatic, mechanical and electrical technologies. The trienniel event is co-located with the CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2008 exposition for the construction industries.

35 Years of Industry Experience

David Anderson has more than 35 years of experience in the fluid power industry. He joined Sauer Danfoss in 1984 and held various senior management positions within the company, including Executive Vice President - Strategic Business Development, before being named President and CEO in July 2002. He also serves on the company’s Board of Directors and the board’s Executive Committee. Anderson is an officer of the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA), show co-owner.

IFPE 2008 Management Committee Named

Named as Vice Chairman of the IFPE 2008 Management Committee is Marwan Kashkoush, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Sales and Marketing of Parker Hannifin Corporation, Cleveland, Ohio.

Also serving on the IFPE 2008 Management Committee, in addition to David Anderson and Marwan Kashkoush, are:

* Richard Arter, Communications Manager of Sun Hydraulics Corp., Medina, Ohio;
* Mark Johns, Mobile Hydraulics Director, Account Management and Marketing of Bosch Rexroth Corp., Fountain Inn, South Carolina;
* Josh Keepman, Industrial Advertising Specialist of Gates Corp., Denver, Colorado;
* Marcia Klein, Treasurer of Cassappa Corp., Batavia, Illinois;
* Judy Krause, Director of Marketing of Hydraforce Inc., Lincolnshire, Illinois;
* Susanne Nelson, Marketing Administrator of Sauer-Danfoss Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota;
* Christopher Olson, President of T-Lon Products Inc., Hartland, Wisconsin;
* Dave Prevallet, President of Prevallet Technical Services, Laurens, South Carolina;
* Jeanie Reed, Marketing Manager, Trade Shows of Eaton Corp., Eden Prairie, Minnesota;
* John Strickland, Director, Marketing and Product Development of Fairfield Manufacturing Company Inc., Layfayette, Indiana;
* Erin Thull, Services and Marketing Specialist of National Fluid Power Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
* Linda Western, Executive Director of National Fluid Power Association, Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
* Barbara Yurisich, Marketing Staff Assistant of Parker Hannifin Corp., Lincolnshire, Illinois.

IFPE Show Manager is Sara Truesdale Mooney from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), show producer and co-owner.

For more information contact IFPE at phone 414-298-4141 or toll free 800-867-6060, fax 414-272-2672 or online at www.ifpe.com.