Sprietsma named to new AEM post

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has named Rex Sprietsma as director of statistics and market information, overseeing the association's equipment market data reporting programs, both domestic and worldwide.

An experienced executive, in the equipment manufacturing industry, Sprietsma worked at WestfaliaSurge for 27 years in market research and analysis posts, most recently as manager of electronic marketing and market analysis. He received a bachelor's degree from Western Illinois University and a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Illinois in Chicago, with a concentration in marketing and strategic management.