Midwest ProductsÌ Wilhelms Named 2010 Ncma Chairman

The NCMA annual convention, co-located in San Antonio with Icon Expo, saw installation of 2010 Chairman Mark Wilhelms, sales and marketing manager of St. Louis-based Kirchner Block & Brick, a division of Midwest Products Group

Sources: National Concrete Masonry Association, Herndon, Va.; CP staff

The NCMA annual convention, co-located in San Antonio with Icon Expo, saw installation of 2010 Chairman Mark Wilhelms, sales and marketing manager of St. Louis-based Kirchner Block & Brick, a division of Midwest Products Group. During a business luncheon, he elaborated on NCMA’s Vision 2020 strategy for reclaiming market share over the next decade via Masonry Planning Policies, plus Sustainable Masonry & Hardscape Communities, among other forward-looking initiatives.

Midwest Products Group, Jefferson City, Mo., supplies concrete building and hardscape products through Kirchner Block & Brick, as well as Midwest Block & Brick, comprising 11 plants and 19 sales locations in Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Tennessee. Wilhelms is the fourth Midwest executive to take the NCMA helm, following Pat Dubbert (2002), Ron Ohmes (1993), and Dale Kirchner (1985).