Bob Neff of Delta Faucet Company elected president of Plumbing Manufacturers International’s 2026 Board of Directors
Board members approved at 71st Annual Meeting of the Membership.
Plumbing Manufacturers International members elected Bob Neff as president of the 2026 PMI Board of Directors during PMI’s 71st Annual Meeting of the Membership. An enterprise product compliance and regulatory manager for Masco Corporation and Delta Faucet Company, Neff succeeds Belinda Wise, a Neoperl US board of directors member. Wise will remain on the board as immediate past president. The meeting was held during the PMI25 Manufacturing Success Conference in Chicago.
In addition to Neff and Wise, the members of the 2026 board will be board vice president Lowell Lampen, Kohler; board secretary/treasurer Paige Riddle, LSP Products; and at-large directors Troy Benavidez, LIXIL; John Confrey, Falcon Water Technologies; Tim O'Keefe, Symmons Industries; and Kate Olinger, Uponor-GF Building Flow Solutions.
In remarks after his election, Neff said PMI stands at the heart of an industry that quite literally keeps modern life flowing. “Plumbing products manufacturing is not just about fixtures and fittings—it is about safeguarding health, advancing water efficiency, and building the systems that sustain our communities every day,” he stated.
Neff recognized Wise for her contributions as the 2025 PMI board president. Neff also announced that the 72nd Annual Meeting of the Membership will be held as part of the PMI26 Manufacturing Success Conference from Nov. 2-5, 2026, at the Loews Hotel in New Orleans.
In remarks summing up 2025, Wise said she was especially proud of how PMI members worked together and with partners to expand PMI’s influence. “Our partnerships—whether across North America or beyond—are proof that plumbing manufacturers not only build products but also help shape policy, sustainability, and innovation worldwide. We are seen as thought leaders and trusted problem-solvers, and that is because of the work of every single one of you,” she declared. Wise also presented the PMI President's Award to Stephanie Salmon, PMI federal government affairs representative.
During his state of the association report, PMI CEO/Executive Director Kerry Stackpole spoke of how PMI addressed five areas of importance and concern to the plumbing manufacturing industry: 1) advocacy and policy leadership; 2) technical and industry-standards progress; 3) member engagement, diversity and workforce development; 4) public awareness, industry value and sustainability; and 5) strategic priorities for 2026. “In 2025, PMI did more than respond to change—we helped shape it,” he emphasized. “None of these successes happen without your leadership, your engagement, and your commitment to shared purpose. As manufacturers, you build the systems, products and solutions that matter. As members of PMI, you strengthen our collective voice and our ability to deliver impact.” Stackpole named Dan Rieland of Kohler as the recipient of the PMI Ambassador Award.
At the end of the meeting, attendees assembled World Vision hygiene kits, which will be distributed to children, women and men in need. To be distributed by World Vision, the kits include essential hygiene items and handwritten messages of encouragement from PMI members. The Nov. 3-6 PMI25 meeting earlier featured the PMI Women’s Breakfast, a celebration of the contributions of women to the plumbing manufacturing industry, and the presentation of the Paul Patton PMI25 Manufacturing Success Award to Mike Johnson, manager, product compliance and regulatory affairs, Delta Faucet Company.
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