Lawrence D. Sloan, SOCMA president and CEO, has assumed his post as chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) Board of Directors for 2012.

The Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA) recently announced that Lawrence D. Sloan, president and CEO, has assumed his post as chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers’ Council of Manufacturing Associations (CMA) Board of Directors for 2012.

“I am honored and proud to lead the CMA and look forward to building upon the already strong relationship between the council and the greater NAM membership to reestablish an innovative and robust U.S. manufacturing sector,” Sloan said.

The CMA is part of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and represents the vertical industry sectors. The council is comprised of more than 235 manufacturing associations that represent their members’ interests in the U.S. and internationally.

The organization’s board members are manufacturing association chief executives who are elected by their peers. The CMA brings together senior management of manufacturing associations to foster goodwill and promote the success of manufacturing associations and their members.

For more information, visitwww.socma.comorwww.nam.org.