Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) announces their 2019 Board of Directors

December 20, 2018 –The Measurement, Control & Automation Association (MCAA) announces their 2019 Board of Directors.
Mike Waters, President & Chief Executive Officer of SOR Controls Group, Ltd. was elected Chairman. SOR Controls Group, Ltd. (SCG) is a designer and manufacturer of measurement and control devices under the brands of SOR Inc., Smart Sensors Incorporated (SSi), SETEX Products, and SENSOR Sampling. Prior to joining SOR, Mike served in several senior leadership positions at CIRCOR from 2006 to 2012, including Vice President & General Manager of Sagebrush Pipeline Equipment and Pipeline Engineering. Previously, Mike was the President of Flow-Zone LLC, a Gulf Coast-based oilfield supply company. Mike began his career with Emerson Electric Corp. as a member of the Rosemount Measurement & Control (Now Emerson Process Automation) organization. In addition to leading the MCAA Board, Mike currently serves on the Boards of Milbank Manufacturing, Inc., and Big Elk Energy Systems, LLC. Mike is a former Advisory Board member of the Petroleum Equipment & Services Association (PESA). Mike holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technology/Industrial Distribution from Texas A&M University, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of St. Thomas in Houston, TX. Mr. Waters served as Vice Chairman in 2018 and has been on the MCAA Board since 2016.
Scott Saunders, President, Moore Industries International, Inc. will serve as Vice Chairman. He joined Moore Industries in 1999 and has held various leadership roles with the company until assuming the role of President/CEO in 2014. Scott holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Winthrop University. Mr. Saunders has been on the MCAA Board since 2016.
2019 newly elected Directors-at-Large include:
- Deryl Bell, President, Carotek Inc.
- Russ Graybill, Director Product Marketing, Yokogawa Corporation of America
- Stephen Santangelo, President, Palmer Wahl Instruments, Inc.
- Colin Sheridan, President, Tel-Tru Manufacturing Co.
The remainder of the Board is comprised of:
Immediate Past Chairman: Bharat Naik, President of Reotemp Instruments
Directors-at-Large:
- Mike DeLacluyse, President, Lesman Instrument Company
- Bill Edinger, General Manager Process Instrumentation, Siemens Industry
- Gary Johnson, President, Azbil North America, Inc.
- Jim Winter, Director of Global Process Business, Rockwell Automation
Founded in the early 1940’s, MCAA has been serving industry organizations for seventy-five years. MCAA is the trade association for manufacturers and distributors of instrumentation and systems associated with the Measurement, Control & Automation Industry.

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