Norty Turner of United Rentals has been named the new president of the International Powered Access Federation after Brad Boehler decided to step down having recently left his role with IPAF member firm Skyjack.
Norty Turner of United Rentals has been named the new president of the International Powered Access Federation after Brad Boehler decided to step down having recently left his role as president of IPAF member firm Skyjack.
Turner steps up from deputy president in a move confirmed at the latest meeting of the IPAF Council before the Europlatform conference in Nice, France. Karin Nars of Dinolift assumes the role of deputy president and Karel Huijser of JLG was named IPAF vice president.
“We’d like to thank Brad for all the work he’s done and wish him well in his future career,” said Andy Studdert, IPAF interim CEO. “We’re pleased to welcome Norty, Karin and Karel into their new roles. IPAF will continue to promote the safe and effective use of powered access worldwide under the leadership of its updated presidential team.”
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.
