ML Journal August 20, 2026

Welcome New Members of the MLC August 2026

Penelope Brown

The Manufacturing Leadership Council welcomes its newest members. 

Ramsey Aljahmi
COO
EM Dynamics
https://em-dynamics.ca/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramsey-aljahmi/ 

Jason Ballard
VP
Digital Innovations Toyota North America
https://www.toyota.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-ballard-tx/ 

Dylan Blohm
Executive Vice President, Manufacturing
Quad
https://www.quad.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-blohm-7b869020/ 

Carson Brennan
COO
Duravant
https://www.duravant.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carson-brennan-45557344/ 

Scott Cieslak
President and CEO
Kinetyc
https://kinetyc.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-cieslak-10082012/ 

Erica Decina
Industry Marketing Leader
Siemens Digital Industries
https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/about/businesses/digital-industries/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ericataylorprice/ 

Gabe Gabaldon
CIO
W.L. Gore
https://www.gore.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ggabaldon/ 

Jeff Johnson
Director, Global Production
MonoSol, a Kuraray Company
https://www.monosol.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-k-johnson/?locale=Assistant/

Fauwad Khan
VP of Manufacturing
Polar Performance Materials
https://www.polarpm.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/fauwad-khan-355b6a19/ 

Lauren Scamuffa
COO–North America
Fenner Dunlop Americas
https://fennerdunlopamericas.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurenscamuffa/ 

Justin Siebert
COO
Ursa Major
https://ursamajor.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-siebert-69a21714/ 

Masanori Suzuki
Senior Director
Hitachi Ltd.
https://www.hitachi.com/en-us/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/masanori-suzuki-3004381a0/ 

Darrell Thomas
Global Director of Manufacturing IT
Haemonetics 
www.haemonetics.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrell-thomas-cscp/ 

Sonja Thomas
Industry Marketing Leader
Siemens Digital Industries
https://www.siemens.com/en-us/company/about/businesses/digital-industries/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonja-thomas-66b91b44/ 

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