Pat Weiler

Founder & President / Weiler / 1957 - / Inducted 2026

With more than 45 years of engineering, manufacturing and customer-focused leadership, Pat Weiler has built a career defined by innovation, entrepreneurship and service. Pat founded Weiler in 2000 and the company has grown under his leadership to a significant manufacturing organization and one of the largest employers in Marion County, Iowa. Weiler Forestry was added in 2019; Pat now leads manufacturing operations in multiple markets and states. Driven by a commitment to solving customers’ real-world challenges, Weiler has earned 10 U.S. patents, with additional patents pending, and become the market-share leader in material transfer vehicles, road wideners and windrow elevators. The Weiler P385C commercial paver has grown to be the highest-selling model of its kind in North America since its 2009 introduction and helped reshape industry design standards. Pat has continued to diversify the business through strategic acquisitions, including a top-hammer rock drill product line in 2017, a purpose-built forestry product line division in 2019 and a self-propelled broom in 2024. Pat’s impact extends well beyond the manufacturing floor. A member of the AEM Board of Directors and past chair of the AEM PAC, he has been recognized with the 2019 AEM Pillar of the Industry Award, AEM’s Advocacy Gold Award from 2020 through 2025, the 2026 Alan Curtis Industry Service Award, and the Legend in Manufacturing Award from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. He was also inducted into the Pavement Hall of Fame in 2026. Through the Weiler Foundation, Pat supports local organizations with annual grants and donations, including a recent $5 million commitment to the local hospital. He has championed affordable housing initiatives and helped establish one of Iowa’s first registered apprenticeship programs, which became a model across the state. His leadership reflects a guiding belief: the business decisions made today should support customers, strengthen employees, their families and the communities they call home.