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General Manager
BOBCAT ENTERPRISES, INC.![]()
Arlen Swenson is a General Manager at Bobcat Enterprises. Bobcat Enterprises is within the top six Bobcat dealer groups worldwide and is consistently noted for superior dealer performance. Mr. Swenson is a seasoned professional in the Industrial Equipment...
General Manager
Monroe Tractors![]()
Jim Munroe is currently General Manager of the Agricultural Equipment division of Monroe Tractors, which sells heavy machinery in Northern and Western New York State. Mr. Munroe currently manages sales and operations of the 4 Monroe Tractors locations...
Owner
CARL F. STATZ & SONS, INC.![]()
Dean Statz is an owner of Carl F. Statz, a $11-12M farm equipment dealer in Wisconsin, and he currently runs the Consumer Products division. Mr. Statz has been in the business since 1987, and his family established the company in 1930. He is very familiar...
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Positive Outlook Increases Meeting Attendance
January 24, 2007
2007 AED Annual Meeting & CONDEX | www.aednet.org
At the conclusion of the AED’s 88th Annual Meeting & CONDEX, held in Las Vegas on January 16-18, the enthusiasm and optimism for the year ahead was mentioned by many attendees. This year’s show was one of the highest attended on record in fact.
Total registrations climbed 17 percent from last year’s convention, bringing the number of attendees up to 3,000. Distributors, manufacturers and service firm attendees from the United States, Canada, and abroad met to discuss the issues and opportunities facing the equipment industry.
Mr. Les Bebchick, President & CEO, Equipment & Systems for Industry, Inc. of Hopkinton, Mass., was inaugurated as the 2007 AED Chairman. Mr. Bebchick delivered an appreciative message on the strengths of the AED organization and how its network is an important bridge to the success of dealers -- big or small -- across North America.
Outgoing 2006 Chairman, Mr. Dale Leppo, President, Leppo Rents/Bobcat of Akron, of Tallmadge, Ohio, was noted for his successful leadership of AED during 2006 and was recognized for his contribution to a successful annual meeting and CONDEX.
The annual meeting concluded on Thursday with a review of the Outlook for the Construction Equipment Industry and a series Executive Seminars on processes for improving dealership business success.
May 17, 2007 | New York
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