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Christopher J Kersting

Former CEO & President · Specialty Equipment Market Association

Former CEO & President at Specialty Equipment Market Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$469K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Former CEO & President of Specialty Equipment Market Association, based in Diamond Bar, CA.
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Received $469K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Former President and CEO of Performance Racing INC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Former President & CEO of Specialty Equipment Warrantyalliance, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Specialty Equipment Market Association Former CEO & President · $51.6M revenue · Diamond Bar, CATO PROVIDE MEMBERS WITH A FORUM TO BUY, SELL, AND MARKET PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WHICH DRIVES THE SPECIALTY AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY.pay $1.1M → $469KFiled FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$469Kreported comp
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Performance Racing INC Former President and CEO · $4.9M revenue · Diamond Bar, CATO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT AND PROMOTE THE AMERICAN CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE ARISING OUT OF THE INVENTION AND CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, AND…Filed FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Specialty Equipment Warrantyalliance Former President & CEO · $3.3M revenue · Diamond Bar, CATHE SEMA DATA COOPERATIVE (SDC) MISSION IS TO SUPPORT THE AFTERMARKET AUTO PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, INCREASE SALES OF SPECIALTY AUTO PARTS AND ACCESSORIES…Filed FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Sema Memorial Scholarship Fund Former President and CEO · $547K revenue · Diamond Bar, CATO FOSTER LEADERSHIP IN THE SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKETPLACE AND TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUING CAREERS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE…Filed FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Christopher J Kersting

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Christopher J Kersting 1 organization · Park Ridge, NJPascack Historical Society

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

M
President and CEO · FY2024
$587K
K
VP, Gov't & Legal Affairs · FY2024
$444K
G
Former CFO · FY2024
$386K
R
Vice President, Marketing · FY2024
$342K
T
Vice President, Events · FY2024
$339K
G
Vice President · FY2024
$315K
Z
Councils & Membership · FY2023
$305K
W
Vice President, Sales · FY2024
$291K
D
Legal Affairs (thru 2/13/23) · FY2022
$284K
D
VP, Gov't & Legal Affairs · FY2021
$274K
J
President, Pri (thru 12/14/22) · FY2022
$272K
N
& Membership (thru 9/9/2022) · FY2022
$268K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org