Okuma America CEO Jim King joins manufacturing technology board

Jim King, president, CEO and COO of Okuma America Corporation, has been appointed to the board of directors of The Association for Manufacturing Technology. The appointment was confirmed at AMT's annual business meeting in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 11, with King's term beginning April 8.

As a board member, King will provide strategic direction and guidance to AMT's executive team. The association represents U.S.-based builders and distributors of manufacturing technology.

"I'm honored to be appointed to the AMT Board of Directors," King said. "The association's advocacy is crucial during this period of dynamic opportunity in the manufacturing industry, and I look forward to serving this group by contributing my expertise to the cause."

King joined Okuma America Corporation in 2010 as senior vice president of sales and was promoted to president and COO in 2011. In 2024, he was appointed CEO and began serving as a senior officer of parent company Okuma Corporation (Tokyo: 6103) in Japan.

Before joining Okuma, King held leadership roles at Siemens Industry, Nematron and Source Alliance.com, focusing on sales, marketing and channel strategy in industrial automation. He began his career with Rockwell Automation and holds a degree in applied engineering sciences from Michigan State University.

Okuma America Corporation is the U.S. affiliate of Okuma Corporation, a manufacturer of computer numeric control machine tools, controls and automation systems founded in 1898 in Nagoya, Japan. AMT is located in McLean, Virginia, and produces IMTS - The International Manufacturing Technology Show.

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