Gummer Wholesale

Presented the chairman’s gavel during the opening Super Session, by outgoing chairman Keith Channing, managing partner, Pine State Trading, Augusta, ME, was 2012 AWMA chairman Chad Gummer, president and COO, Gummer Wholesale Inc., Heath, OH. He pledged to work hard to expand AWMA’s membership and relationships with state industry associations, broaden the annual Day on the Hill lobbying event, and improve the organization’s communications tools.

New AWMA Chairman hopes to lead growth, both for the association and his company.

By Bob Gatty

AWMA’s new chairman for 2012, Chad Gummer, understands the importance of building on what has come before. That’s what he’s doing at Gummer Wholesale, Inc., Heath, OH, where he succeeded his father, Rick, as president in late 2010, and that’s what he intends to do for AWMA throughout the course of this year.