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LCN April 2007 Movers & Shakers03-29-07 | News

Movers & Shakers

Venture Products, Inc., manufacturer of articulating compact 4-Wheel Drive tractors and attachments announced the appointment of Kevin Holland to the position of national sales manager. He has over 27 years of sales experience, focused on customer service and has most recently held the position of sales manager.

Kevin Holland

Jardinier Corporation announced that Rex Dixon was elected to its Board of Directors. Dixon has worked in the irrigation industry for over 35 years with management positions in sales and marketing at RainBird, LR Nelson and The Toro Company. He currently works as a marketing consultant to many of the irrigation industry?EUR??,,????'?????<

Rex Dixon

Irrigation Station, a wholesale distributor of landscape-irrigation products in the Southwest United States and international markets, announces the promotion of Will Passmore to outside sales. This is Passmore?EUR??,,????'?????<

Will Passmore

INDECO recently presented a 2006 Top 10 Dealer Achievement Award to JESCO, Inc. of South Plainfield, Lumberton and Fairfield, N.J. INDECO manufactures the most complete line of hydraulic breakers with one designed to fit any make or model skid-steer, backhoe-loader or excavator available in North America.

Arnco, a supplier of polyurethane flatproofing fill for off-road tires, has announced the retirement of Carolyn Harris, who has had 31 years experience in the tire industry and has served as Arnco?EUR??,,????'?????<Mike Fullen will succeed Harris as national sales manager. Fullen earned a bachelor?EUR??,,????'?????<

Carolyn Harris

Mike Fullen

The California Landscape Contractors Association (CLCA) San Diego chapter has announced its 2007 board of directors. Loren Godes of Hydro-Scape Products will serve as president and Harry Funk of Imperial Sprinkler Supply has been named chairman.

Pardee Homes announced that Mike Conkey has joined the company as vice president, controller. Conkey is based in the company?EUR??,,????'?????<

TenCate Geosynthetics North America is pleased to announce the promotion of Wally Moore to president. He will be responsible for all activities related to business based in the United States. John Henderson has been promoted to vice president of marketing. He will be responsible for marketing, technical and engineering support and product management for the company.

Dennis Eagan, group president of industrial power and equipment of Blount Inc. in N.C., has been elected 2007 Chairman of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), the North-American-based international trade group representing the off-road equipment manufacturing industry. Also elected, as First Vice Chairman was Glen Tellock, president of Manitowoc Crane Group in Wisc.

Pardee Homes has promoted Chris Hallman to senior vice president and legal counsel. Formerly the homebuilding company?EUR??,,????'?????<David Scoll, who retires in April. Hallman is based in the company?EUR??,,????'?????<

Vermeer Manufacturing Company, a market leader in agricultural, environmental and construction equipment, located in Iowa, recently announced additions to its executive management team. Mike Byram has been appointed to the role of senior director of environmental solutions and Steve Heap has been named senior director of international sales and operations.

Mike Byram

Steve Heap

Jeff Langner The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) recently elected five companies to membership in the international trade group, which provides business-development resources for companies, which manufacture and market agriculture and construction-related equipment, products and services. The new companies are Curtis Research Associates LLC, Foton Lovol International Heavy Industry Co. Ltd., Lift Systems Inc., Noram and Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group.

PROFILE products LLC, a manufacturer of wide range of erosion control blanket and hydraulic mulch products for the transportation, landfill, golf course, commercial and residential markets announced the arrival of Jeff Langner as its executive marketing assistant. Prior to this, Langner has a bachelors?EUR??,,????'?????<

Jeff Langner

SAKAI America of Adairsville, Ga. announced the appointment of Shanahan Equipment Co. as an authorized dealer in the states of California and Nevada. SAKAI offers a full line of high-quality, high productivity vibratory soil and asphalt compactors, static rollers, soil stabilizers and seven new 4000VPM rollers designer for Superpave and perpetual pavements.

Edward J. Kramer, an electrical engineer with more than thirty years of experience in the commercial lighting industry, has been promoted to head of sales nationally, for Beacon Products, Inc., and it?EUR??,,????'?????<

Edward Kramer

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