Board Member Spotlight: Matt Carr, Storch® Products Company

This article appeared in the February 2026 issue of MiMfg Magazine. Read the full issue and find past issues online.

For Storch® Products Company President Matt Carr, manufacturing has created a better life for him than he ever expected to have, and he wants the same opportunities for future generations.

By working together to keep the industry relevant and competitive in Michigan, that’s what MMA and its members are helping to make possible, he says. That’s why Carr didn’t hesitate when MMA President & CEO John Walsh invited him to serve on the MMA Service Corp Board of Directors.

“It didn’t really matter what it was,” Carr says. “John’s been genuinely interested in our business. John’s a great advocate for the state of Michigan and for manufacturers. And if he needed some help, or if he thought it’d be a good fit, I didn’t think twice.”

Walsh has balanced the boardroom with people from a variety of roles and manufacturing verticals, and the board is passionate about making great products and advancing the industry, Carr adds.

“Even though Storch is a 25-person operation, we got a seat at the same table of some of the largest OEMs in the state,” Carr says. “The fact that I got tapped on the shoulder and picked to do that, I won’t forget it. It’s been an honor, and I’ll make a big deal of it. It might be one of the greatest recognitions of my 30-year career to be considered for something like that.”

Learn more about Storch Products in the February 2026 Industry Spotlight and meet the rest of the MMA Boards of Directors in MMA Leadership.