Wilhelms Elected as NCMA Chairman

Words: Dan KamysMark Wilhelms, director of sales for Kirchner Block & Brick, was confirmed as the chairman of the board-elect for 2009 at the Annual Meeting for the National Concrete Masonry Association (NCMA). The Annual Meeting and election took place in Indianapolis in February.

Wilhelms, a 24-year veteran of the industry, has served on a number of local, regional and national industry associations. He is the past-president of the St. Louis Chapter of the Constructions Specification Institute, and the past-chairman of the Missouri Concrete Masonry Council. With this election, Wilhelms will assume the role of chairman of the NCMA in 2010.

For more information visit www.ncma.org.
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