John F. Sweet, president & CEO, FMS Corporation, has been elected as the 29th president of the Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF), succeeding Patrick J. McGeehan, Ametek Inc.
One of the Federation’s six associations will also instate a new president following the Summit. Dax Whitehouse, NetShape Technologies, has been elected president of the Powder Metallurgy Parts Association (PMPA). Meanwhile, Dean Howard, North American Höganäs, was re-elected to serve a second term as president of the Metal Powder Producers Association (MPPA), while Thomas Houck, Carpenter Technology, will serve a second term as president of the Metal Injection Molding Association (MIMA).