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SPOTLIGHT
ILMA’s 68th Annual Meeting: Partner. Collaborate. Engage!
The beautiful desert venue of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess was the setting for the Independent Lubricant Manufacturers Association’s (ILMA) 68th Annual Meeting, Partner. Collaborate. Engage! The attendance was another huge success with 1,078 members, prospective members and guests. This number was the second all-time best, coming close to last year’s all-time high of 1,096. General Session Keynote Speaker Mark King was funny and engaging. The former TaylorMade Golf/ adidas CEO shared his remarkable corporate turnaround story that saw the company grow from $300 million to nearly $2 billion in sales in a 13-year period, at a time when the customer base was flat and the world economy challenging. King’s story of building a corporate culture that fosters innovation and excellence was inspiring.
Numerous Networking Opportunities
As always, the networking opportunities could not
be beat, with several receptions, the “Breakfast of Champions” highlighting Sunday’s sports tournaments and a special lunch session featuring American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers’ (AFPM) president, Chet Thompson. Thompson held more than 200 members spellbound as he shared his challenges leading AFPM in the current political environment which favors (not to mention
