Mary Vermeer Andringa

Mary Vermeer Andringa is Chair Emerita at Vermeer Corporation, a global industrial and agricultural equipment company headquartered in Pella, Iowa. Prior to assuming her current role in January 2021, Mary served as Chair of the Board for five years, CEO and Chair of the Board for one year and President and CEO for five years. Her earlier roles at Vermeer have included Co-CEO and COO, focusing her passion around continuous improvement and innovation efforts.

As a second-generation family member, Ms. Andringa helped continue the legacy of her father and company founder. With humble beginnings, Vermeer Corporation has grown to become a global organization with more than 4,500 team members serving the underground construction, surface mining, tree care, environmental and agricultural industries. Today, Vermeer continues to be family-owned and -operated with facilities in Latin America, Asia Pacific, China, India, Europe and the U.S.

Due to her successful tenure at Vermeer, Ms. Andringa’s influence is sought after as associations and businesses work together to make an impact in economic development. Ms. Andringa served on the B20, the private sector’s channel into the G20, providing leadership on small business and entrepreneurship to create a better business environment. She has served as Chair of the Iowa Business Council and the Iowa Association of Business and Industry.

Her reputation as an expert ambassador for manufacturing led her to be inducted into the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Hall of Fame in 2019 and IndustryWeek’s Manufacturing Hall of Fame in 2013. She served as chair of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) from 2011-2013 and was named Honorary Vice Chair. She served as one of 18 private sector members on President Obama’s Export Council, where she represented manufacturing on important trade matters. She is also a past member of the Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee; former Director of Milliken & Company in Spartanburg, South Carolina and former Director of the MillerKnoll Company in Zeeland, Michigan.

Ms. Andringa credits her inherent proficiency for leadership and inspiring others in their personal and professional development to her background in education. After receiving her degree from Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she taught in public and private education across Michigan, Iowa and Nebraska for six years. Her passion for education led her to serve as co-chair of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. She was named one of the Top 100 CEOs in STEM by STEMconnector®.

Ms. Andringa leads in a variety of ways, including participation in the following additional boards: Chair Emerita of the Vermeer Board of Directors; President of the Vermeer Charitable Foundation; Trustee for the Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California; Trustee Emeritus at Central College, board member of Manufacturing Institute and Netherlands American Foundation.

Mary and her husband, Dr. Dale Andringa, have two children and six grandchildren.