MEC, a leading provider for the mobile elevating work platform industry, has appointed Forrest Rickman as regional sales manager. With his extensive industry experience, he is poised to build and strengthen MEC’s customer partnerships.
Rickman brings a wealth of knowledge to his role, with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. Rickman will be responsible for leading sales in the Southeastern region while developing key customer strategies to understand their needs and provide them with MEC’s solutions to enhance jobsite efficiency, safety, and productivity.
“We are delighted to have Forrest join the MEC family,” said Paul Waller, vice president of sales. “Having served four years in the Navy as an aviation electrician, where he developed invaluable leadership, problem-solving, and team-building skills that will help further strengthen our company’s mission and values, the dedication and discipline instilled through his military service align perfectly with our commitment to excellence.
“Rickman’s unique perspective will be an asset as we continue to innovate and grow in our industry. We are confident he will expand the MEC brand strengthening partnership in this important region.”
“MEC is a company built on its innovation and commitment to customer success,” Rickman said. “I am honored to be joining a company that shares those keys for success. Together, we will continue to provide our customers with the highest quality or service, support, and innovative solutions to exceed their expectations.”
MEC Aerial Work Platforms is based in Kerman, Calif. For more information, visit www.MECawp.com.
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Michael Roth
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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.