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PEOPLE& EVENTS
APRIL 2014
ACT
2014
SC&RA2014Annual
Conference
April 22-26
Boca Raton, FL
AWRF General Meeting
April 27-30
Baltimore,MD
AWEAWindPower
2014
May 5-8
Las Vegas, NV
International Cranes
& Transport Turkey
Conference
May 8
Istanbul, Turkey
Crane Rental
Association of Canada
June 4-7
Whistler, BC, Canada
SC&RACrane and
RiggingWorkshop
September 24-26
Dallas, TX
Steve Headden joins
Terex Cranes team
TerexCranes has
announced that Steve
Headdenhas joined
theTerexCranes
NorthAmerican
team as vice
president of sales,
reporting toDan
Slater, vicepresident
andgeneralmanager,
TerexCranesNorth
America.
“Wehave come a longway
sincewe started this transition
process towards a region-
basedorganization,” said
Slater. “Steve’s vast experience
and customer-centered
philosophywill contribute
tremendously towards adding
value toour customer-focused
organization.”
Besides significant
experience in the construction
industry,Headdenhas been
with theTerexAerialWork
Platforms segment
since 1999 in
diverse customer-
centered roles such
as director, business
development,
national account
manager and regional
salesmanager.
“AsTerexCranes
transitions from a
factory-centered approach to a
customer-centered approach,
it gives us anopportunity
tobe closer to customers, to
developdeeper relationships,
andwith this, to contribute to
their businesses’ successmore
than ever,”Headden said
Hewill lead theNorth
American sales team, inside
sales team, distributor
development andwillwork
closelywithmanufacturing
locations and customer
support teams.
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EVENTSDIARY
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H&E Equipment Services
has named
Rob
Hepler
as
senior vice president of sales,
whichmakes himH&E’smost
senior rental sales executive.
He will oversee planning and
strategy, along with talent
and sales development, to
assist H&E’s ongoing rental
growth objectives. Hepler
brings to the rolemore than
30 years of experience in
the equipment industry as
an owner and senior-level
executive.
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Ridewell Suspensions has
added
Bryce Collier
to its
engineering team as a design
engineer. Collier is originally
from the Springfield, MO
area, and graduated with a
Bachelor of Science degree
inmechanical engineering
from Indiana Tech in Fort
Wayne, IN. As a design
engineer, Collier will be
working specifically with trailer
suspensions.
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Carol Davis
has retired as
the permit program director
for the Texas Department
of Motor Vehicles. She was
recognized at the SC&RA
Specialized Transportation
Symposium inMarch in
Houston for her contributions
to the transportation industry.
HIGHLIGHTS
MEMORIAL
Steve Headden
Barrett and Feldman
joinManitex Cranes
Manitex
Inc. has
appointed.
BrianBarrett
(right) as
SouthCentral
regional
manager forManitex
Cranes. Barrett brings to the
rolemore than30yearsof
experiencewith theoil, gas
and energy servicebusiness
andaworkbackground
rooted inaccounting, business
development and client
relationsmanagement.
Prior to joiningManitex,
Barrettwasoperations
manager anddirectorof
sales forPCIManufacturing,
whichproduces liquid
storage tanksused in theoil
andgas industries.Hiswork
experience also includes time
withV.E. Enterprises,Chevron
andDynegy.
Manitexalsonamed
Kent
Feldman
(above right) as
Western
regional
manager.
Feldmanhas
over 21years
of experience
in the sales,
management and service
business.Hisbackground is
rooted indealerdevelopment,
sales and training.
Feldman’spreviouswork
After a 50-year
career in the
crane industry,
Marvin Faulk
died in late
January 2014.
During his long
career in the
boom truck industry, he was
responsible for creating new
products and distribution for
National Crane andManitex
Crane. Developmental
work done by Faulk was
instrumental in the use of
boom trucks in the oil fields.
He was born and raised in
Shelbyville, TN. He started his
career working as amechanic,
cranemechanic and as an oil
field roughneck.
experiencewaswithHertz
Rental,WesternPeterbilt and
ElliottEquipment, providing
himwith theknowledge
and experience tomanage
Manitex’sWestern region.
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Brown named VP for
OmahaStandard Palfinger
Jim Brown has been named vice president of
commercial products, overseeing the engineering
and customer activities related to Omaha
Standard Palfinger branded products.
As the ‘voice of the customer,’ Brown will lead
the company’s product development andmanage
all commercial aspects of OSP’s business. Brown
started with Omaha Standard in 2000 as an inside sales rep. In
2002, he was promoted to regional manager. In 2009, he was
named product manager of Omaha Standard Palfinger branded
products, resulting in an expanded portfolio of products.
