William E. Gaskin Ally Award
We are pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of the William E. Gaskin Ally Award, also known as the Ally Award. This award recognizes individuals whose leadership strengthens U.S. manufacturing by ensuring that the industry can draw on the full range of talent and ideas. Recipients have taken action to expand opportunity, support women in manufacturing, and help build workplaces that drive innovation, growth and global competitiveness.
The 2025 Ally Award recipients:
- Rakesh Aneja, Vice President and Head of Corporate Development, Daimler Truck North America
- Thomas Baumgartner, Group Chief Financial Officer, Mersen
- Matthew Ellinger, Vice President of Sales, Newmar
- David Fernandes, Senior Vice President, Mazda Toyota Manufacturing
- Bill Good, Vice President, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, GE Appliances, a Haier Company
- Timothy Ingle, Senior Vice President, Precious Metals Services and Recycling, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions
- Paul Lewus, Vice President Site Operations, North Carolina, Amgen, Inc
- James Novinsky, Chief Executive Officer, Snap-tite Hose Company
- Barry Powell, President, Regional Chief Executive Officer, North America Siemens Electrical Products
- Dan Seidel, Chief Operating Officer, HelloFresh North America
- Rich Stinson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Southwire
About the William E. Gaskin Ally Award
Named after its first recipient, William (Bill) E. Gaskin, the award reflects his legacy as a leader who understood that U.S. manufacturing competitiveness depends on engaging the full workforce. As President Emeritus of the Precision Metalforming Association (PMA), Gaskin spent more than 40 years advancing the industry’s growth and helping launch the PMA Women in Metalforming group—laying the groundwork for what would become WiM and strengthening the pipeline of talent that drives American manufacturing forward.