The IAM Executive Council
The nine members of the IAM's Executive Council ― the International President, General Secretary-Treasurer and seven General Vice Presidents ―  direct IAM affairs between conventions. The Executive Council is elected every four years in a secret ballot, nationwide referendum. The IAM Constitution requires that officers have worked in the shop as members in good-standing for at least five years.
 

R. Thomas Buffenbarger
International President

Warren Mart
General Secretary-Treasurer

Lee Pearson
General Vice President
Western Territory

Dave Ritchie
General Vice President
Canada

Robert V. Thayer
General Vice President
Headquarters

 Robert Roach, Jr.
General Vice President
Transportation

 Lynn Tucker
General Vice President
Eastern Territory

 Robert Martinez
General Vice President
Southern Territory

 James E. Brown
General Vice President
Midwest Territory






 

 
Dave Ritchie
General Vice President―Canada
Dave Ritchie joined IAM Local Lodge 1755, Toronto, in 1973 after being hired as an electric meter repairman at Sangamo Electric. Chief Steward; Shop Committee Chairperson; Vice President and Negotiating Committee Chair; Vice President of the Ontario Provincial Council of Machinists and was a founding member of the Canadian Machinists Council. Business Representative District 78, Toronto,1978; Directing Business Representative of District 78, 1986; IAM Vice President, 1995.Born April 2, 1951, Ritchie is a member of IAM Local Lodge 235, Toronto.