ANA Inc. has hired industry veteran Jack Harris to the position of sales manager - power generation. Most recently, Harris was general manager for Collicutt Energy Services, a manufacturer of custom power generation equipment. He has previously worked for Multiquip, SDMO and General Electric as well.
“Jack brings over 35 years of generator experience and a depth of knowledge unrivaled in this industry.” said Kevin Day, president of ANA. “Most importantly, he has a passion for helping the customer, which fits perfectly into our mindset here at ANA.”
“ANA is poised for rapid growth through our North American agreement as the Airman prime power diesel generator distributor as well as the North American distributor for Grid To Go, power storage systems,” added Mike Niemela, CEO. “In 2020, we will be launching 6 new models of Airman generators and air compressors. As we expand our focus on power, we are excited to be able to attract such talented people to our team. We are confident that Jack's experience, knowledge of power generation and industry contacts will help ANA position ourselves as a market leader.”
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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.