EFC Announces New CEMRA Manufacturer Group (CMG) Vice Chair

CEW EFC John Richardson

April 18, 2022

The EFC announced the appointment of John Richardson to the executive position of Vice-Chair for the CMG Committee.

John is Vice-President, Sales with ANAMET Canada and has been in the electrical industry for more than 30 years. ANAMET manufactures flexible conduits in a newly expanded factory in Eastern Ontario. John has served on the CMG Committee for the past few years and has joined the ranks of leading the committee with CMG Chair, Jeff Beare, Stanpro. Both John and Jeff will work closely with CMG Team Lead, Nathalie Lajoie, EFC.

CMG Chair Jeff Beare is excited to see John’s contributions as Vice-Chair on the CMG Committee.

“John will be a strong asset to the CMG Committee, and we look forward to his leadership skills and innovative strategies for the committee and the manufacture/rep partnerships,” he says.

If you are interested in learning more about CMG, or would like to join this network committee, (either a manufacturer that sells via rep agents, or if you are a CEMRA rep) you are welcome to contact nlajoie@electrofed.com to join.

Note: CMG and CEMRA will host a valuable industry panel presentation on Manufacturers’ and Reps, Moving Forward…..Defining Roles and Expectations on June 1st at 1: 30 p.m. during the EFC Conference in Whistler. 

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