September 13-14, 2012 Crowne Plaza Chicago o'Hare Rosemont, il
September 13-14, 2012 Crowne Plaza Chicago o'Hare Rosemont, il
September 13-14, 2012 Crowne Plaza Chicago o'Hare Rosemont, il
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MHEDA Member Richard Donnelly is the<br />
Executive Vice President of Gregory Poole<br />
Equipment Company. He has held various<br />
positions throughout the Company, including<br />
Marketing Manager, Industrial Division Manager<br />
and Vice President of Construction and Industrial<br />
Divisions unt<strong>il</strong> he was promoted to his current position in 1999.<br />
Used equipment and rentals in the company is one of the core<br />
businesses and a major contributor to record sales and profits.<br />
MHEDA Member Tom Hobbs is the Executive<br />
Vice President of Naumann/Hobbs Holdings<br />
Corporation and its subsidiaries. Naumann/Hobbs<br />
places a high priority on ut<strong>il</strong>izing rental programs<br />
as a tool to generate business and increase<br />
market share. They have a fleet of over 2,000 units<br />
and have excelled in penetrating numerous market segments with<br />
customized programs to suit their customer’s needs.<br />
MHEDA Member B<strong>il</strong>l Ryan is a thirty-year<br />
veteran of our industry. He has a passion for the<br />
business and a particular interest in education<br />
and training. B<strong>il</strong>l spent the first two-thirds of<br />
his career in the manufacturing environment of<br />
NACCO, the parent company of both the Hyster<br />
and Yale brands. He served in virtually all of the roles in a<br />
number of their factory-owned stores and then as a member of<br />
the Dealer Development group that was responsible for selling<br />
those stores and putting them into the hands of independent<br />
dealers. He is currently the President of LiftOne based in<br />
Charlotte, NC.<br />
MHEDA Member Brenda Ryan is the owner<br />
of TDT, Inc., a firm dedicated to supporting<br />
its’ clients in the material handling industry<br />
by assisting them in the adoption and<br />
implementation of Best Industry Practices.<br />
TDT, Inc. offers expertise in the areas of I.T.<br />
(system integration and data management) and Operations<br />
(process improvement). Brenda has been in our industry for<br />
over twenty years and has served in a variety of key roles in the<br />
Dealership environment.<br />
MHEDA Member B<strong>il</strong>l Rowan is the President of<br />
Sunbelt Industrial Trucks which has fac<strong>il</strong>ities in<br />
Dallas and Houston, Texas. B<strong>il</strong>l served on the<br />
MHEDA Board from 2001-2004. He has also<br />
served on the Komatsu Dealer Counc<strong>il</strong> from<br />
1988-1999 and again from 2003-present, and is<br />
currently serving as the President of the Counc<strong>il</strong>. This year, <strong>2012</strong>,<br />
marks the 25th anniversary of Sunbelt Industrial Trucks which was<br />
founded by B<strong>il</strong>l and his business partner, Warren Corn<strong>il</strong>.<br />
Questions? Call (847) 680-3500<br />
Ema<strong>il</strong> connect@mheda.org<br />
Visit www.mheda.org<br />
MHEDA Member Jason Vavra has been in<br />
the material handling industry for 22 years. He<br />
has held positions of Field Service Technician,<br />
Rental Manager, General Service Manager and<br />
Used Equipment Sales Manager with Atlas<br />
Toyota Material Handling. Holding the position<br />
of General Service Manager for nine years provided valuable<br />
knowledge to assess reconditioning costs. He is an active<br />
member of MHEDA-NET as well as a Toyota Used Equipment<br />
Manager group.<br />
MHEDA Member Chris Wetle is the President<br />
of Papé Material Handling, Inc. He has over 40<br />
years of material handling business experience,<br />
including: sales, management and currently<br />
president. In 2007, the Papé Group added<br />
the Papé Kenworth dealership to his portfolio<br />
and named him President of that organization, as well. He is<br />
a current member and past President of the Hyster Company<br />
Dealer Counc<strong>il</strong>. In addition, he serves as the Western Region<br />
Representative to the PacLease Executive Committee.