Lance Hastings is President and Chief Executive Officer of California Manufacturers & Technology Association. He has held several leadership roles at MillerCoors the past 15 years. He served most recently as Vice President of National Affairs for MillerCoors. Prior to that he served as Head of Regulatory & Tax Affairs for SABMiller. He also represented Miller Brewing Company and MillerCoors in Sacramento as Director of State Government Affairs, where he served on CMTA’s Board of Directors.

The California Manufacturers & Technology Association works to improve and enhance a strong business climate for California’s 30,000 manufacturing, processing and technology-based companies. Since 1918, CMTA has worked with the state government to develop balanced laws, effective regulations and sound public policies to stimulate economic growth and create new jobs while safeguarding the state’s environmental resources.

The California Manufacturers & Technology Association is a company working to improve and enhance a strong business climate for California.

CMTA’s Sacramento-based professional staff has decades of experience advocating for and against bills and regulations that matter to you. Hundreds of manufacturers, large and small, already depend on us to protect their interests. Further, countless millions of costs have been saved because CMTA fought against bills that would have imposed higher taxes and fees and onerous labor, environmental, and litigation rules. California Manufacturers & Technology Association is an organization that fights for the Golden state’s manufacturing sector.