The National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) announced the promotion of Mark Reedenauer to the position of managing director. In his new position, Reedenauer will manage the day-to-day activities and programs of the NMEA and serve as principal liaison with the membership and the marine industry. He will report directly to the chairman of the NMEA.
Reedenauer has 15 years of experience in the marine electronics industry. He joined the NMEA in 2011 as the association's documentation specialist. In that position he oversaw the Marine Electronics Installer training programs and all NMEA technical standards, including updates to NMEA 2000, NMEA 0183, and NMEA 0400. Reedenauer came to the NMEA from Airmar Technology Corp., where he served as product marketing manager. Prior to that he was a technical sales and support specialist for Northstar.