Association for Manufacturing Excellence announces board of directors appointments

ROLLING MEADOWS - The Association for Manufacturing Excellence recently appointed Rich Fitzgerald, Margaret (Peggy) Gulick and Sapna Sharma to its board of directors.

They will serve as directors-at-large for a two-year term ending in December 2022. The appointments bring AME's total board membership to 14.

Fitzgerald is the chief operations officer of SMTC Corp., where he leads global design, manufacturing, program management, quality, lean and supply chain organizations in the electronics-manufacturing sector.

Gulick is the director of digital transformation for global manufacturing at AGCO Corporation in Duluth, Ga. She has more than 20 years of experience in the consumer products and manufacturing industries.

Sharma is the vice president of continuous improvement at Safran in Ajax, Ontario, where she drives operational excellence at seven worldwide sites.

"They bring new energy and perspectives, which will help our members share, learn and grow on their journey to enterprise excellence," said William C. Fierle, chair of AME's board of directors.