MEC Names Pete Gibbes National Account Manager
MEC, a provider of innovative solutions for the Mobile Elevating Work Platform industry, has hired Pete Gibbes as national account manager. In this role, Gibbes will be responsible for overseeing and nurturing MEC’s relationships across North America. With more than 25 years of experience in sales and account management, Gibbes brings leadership skills, knowledge, and a proven track record of success, MEC said. Delivering the highest quality of customer service while building partnerships for growth will be an invaluable contribution as MEC continues to expand its solutions in the industry.
“Pete brings a wealth of experience, and we are excited for him to join our team as national account manager. His longevity in the industry, combined with his passion for building strong customer relationships will be instrumental in driving our partnerships and our business forward together,” said Paul Waller, MEC vice president of sales.
Prior to joining MEC, Gibbes held various sales and account management positions in the aerial industry. In this role on the MEC team, Gibbes will contribute to expanding customer partnerships and identifying opportunities for MEC to develop better safety and productivity solutions for customers.
“I am excited to be a part of the MEC team and contribute to the company’s growth strategy,” Gibbes said.
MEC Aerial Work Platforms is a manufacturer of mobile elevating work platforms in Kerman, Calif. MEC's portfolio of MEWPs ranges from direct electric drive slab scissors and vertical masts to rough terrain scissors and booms with patented and award-winning design features. For more information on MEC Aerial Work Platforms, visit www.MECawp.com.
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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.
