SEL's Whitehead named CEO to national association

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) announced that David E. Whitehead, CEO of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), was named to the board of directors.

Whitehead joining the board is to bolster the association’s leadership in policy advocacy, workforce solutions, legal action, operational excellence and insights, said a spokesperson.

“I am honored to join the NAM board and excited to expand upon the work we do every day at SEL to invent the future of manufacturing,” said Whitehead. “I am also humbled to represent the more than 5300 employee owners of SEL in this way.”

NAM is the largest industrial trade association in the United States, with more than 14,000 members and is the nation’s most influential manufacturing advocate. Its membership includes some of the world’s most iconic brands and many small manufacturers.