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Lee Mercer
PMI President and
Director of Product Compliance for Moen Incorporated |
When I was 16 years old digging ditches for my neighbor’s plumbing company, I would have never dreamed that I would be here today, still working in plumbing and being honored with the opportunity of having a leadership role in a great organization like the Plumbing Manufacturers Institute.
As I begin my term as PMI President, I think back to something someone said to me long ago: “You are what you were when…” The statement refers to changing the perceptions that one might have about who or what you are, depending upon when and in what context they knew you. That perception could be good or bad, right or wrong! It’s all a perspective of a particular viewpoint at a point in time.
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Barbara Higgens
PMI Executive Director |
One of the biggest changes in PMI since its restructuring in 1998 is the current and effective, inclusive nature of our initiatives. Once known as the “Just Say ‘No’ Bunch,” today PMI is leading the charge on a number of fronts. PMI has become the voice and the choice for our industry. As we enter another new decade, we continue to solidify our position as the go-to source for information and action.
We are proactively promoting legislation that supports water efficiency and harmonization of product content requirements. We have successfully partnered with groups, both domestic and international, that share our vision and we have reached out to seemingly disparate groups to find areas of common ground. Appropriately, the attitude of the PMI Board of Directors and our membership is that it can no longer be a matter of “us and them.” To maximize our progress it must be simply “us,” working together to achieve our mutual goals.
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