American Manufacturing Council
The American Manufacturing Council was a body that advised US President Donald Trump on industrial issues.
Trump made job losses in industrial areas a focus of his campaign and promised to bring back jobs lost abroad. The body should give Trump technical advice on increasing economic growth. The first joint meeting took place on January 30, 2017. The members were top-class managers, mostly CEOs (chief executives) of large companies. The initial 28 members included three women and one African American.
After several resignations related to Trump's response to the violent riot in Charlottesville, Trump said on Aug. 15, “For every CEO who steps down from the Manufacturing Council, I have many to take their place. Show-offs shouldn't have participated. ”A day later, Trump announced the dissolution of the American Manufacturing Council:“ Instead of putting pressure on the economists in the Manufacturing Council and in the Strategy & Policy Forum, I'm quitting both of them. I thank all of you!"
Members until August 16, 2017
- William M. Brown , CEO, Harris Corporation
- Michael Dell , CEO, Dell Technologies Inc
- John J. Ferriola , CEO, Nucor
- Jeff Fettig , CEO, Whirlpool Corporation
- Alex Gorsky , CEO, Johnson & Johnson
- Greg Hayes , CEO, United Technologies
- Marillyn Hewson , CEO, Lockheed Martin
- James Kamsickas , CEO, Dana Inc.
- Richard G. Kyle , CEO, Timken Company
- Andrew Liveris , CEO, Dow Chemical Company
- Dennis Muilenburg , CEO, Boeing
- Doug Oberhelman , Director, Caterpillar Inc.
- Michael B. Polk , CEO, Newell Brands
- Mark Sutton , CEO, International Paper
- Wendell Weeks , CEO, Corning Inc.
Members who retired prematurely on the American Manufacturing Council
After leaving their respective companies, the following members left the American Manufacturing Council (there was no replacement):
- Mark Fields , former CEO, Ford Motor Company
- Klaus Kleinfeld , former CEO, Arconic
- Thea Lee , former deputy Chair, AFL – CIO
- Mario Longhi , former CEO, US Steel
The panel left in response to Donald Trump's announcement that the United States would withdraw from the Paris Agreement :
- Elon Musk , CEO, Tesla, Inc.
In response to Donald Trump's comments on the far-right demonstrations in Charlottesville in August 2017 , several members left the panel:
- Kenneth Frazier , CEO, Merck & Co.
- Jeff Immelt , CEO, General Electric Company
- Brian Krzanich , CEO, Intel
- Denise Morrison , CEO, Campbell Soup Company
- Scott Paul , President, Alliance for American Manufacturing
- Kevin Plank , CEO, Under Armor
- Inge Thulin , CEO, 3M
- Richard Trumka , President, AFL – CIO
Web links
- nytimes.com: The Business Leaders on (and Off) Trump Councils
- marketplace.org: This is what CEOs from Trump's manufacturing council are saying (updated)
- abcnews.go.com: Trump announces end to manufacturing council amid resignations
Individual evidence
- ^ Cnn.com: Trump launches manufacturing initiative with business leaders
- ↑ cnn.com: White House business panels collapse as CEOs flee Trump
- ↑ faz.net: Because of Charlottesville statements, Trump is completely without a CEO
- ↑ businessinsider.de: 10 business leaders who have distanced themselves from Trump so far
- ↑ Der Tagesspiegel: Trump names himself top climate protector
- ↑ Twitter statement by Musk cited in the Huffingtonpost ( memento of the original from August 16, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ cnn.com: President Trump's manufacturing council keeps on shrinking
