People & Events

People

The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI) announced its 2011-2012 officers and board of directors. OPEI Chair, Jean Hlay, president and COO of MTD Products Inc.; OPEI Vice Chair Richard Fotsch, president of the Global Power Group, Kohler Company;  and Secretary/Treasurer Dan Wilkinson, president of Jacobsen, A Textron Company. Continuing their service on the board are: Daniel Ariens, president of Ariens Co.; Steven Bly, executive vice president, Echo Inc; Edward Cohen, vice president-Government & Industry Relations, American Honda Moto Co., Inc.; Michael Hoffman, CEO of The Toro Company; Michael Jones, president, Husqvarna Professional Products; John May, senior vice president, AT&T Global Platform, Turf & Ag Division, John Deere Company; Gary Michel, president & CEO, Club Car Inc; Paul Mullet, president, Excel Industries; Todd Teske, president & CEO, Briggs & Stratton Corp; and Fred Whyte, president, STIHL Inc., immediate past chairman.

David Goodson to sales representative, Mid-Atlantic, Cedar Valley Nurseries, Ada, Okla.

(Clockwise from left) Terry Maiuri, John Vezina, Shawn Mallen and Janan Alles, A.M.A. Plastics.

Terry Maiuri to manager, Logistics & Properties; John Vezina to manager, Ellepots & Pre-Fill; Shawn Mallen to manager, Hydroponics & Manufacturing; and Janan Alles to manager, Growing Containers, Soils & Equipment at A.M.A. Plastics Ltd.

Home Nursery has realigned its sales staff to cover new territories. Tim Tosovsky to Southern Indiana, Center and Eastern Kentucky, Southeastern Ohio, Central and Eastern Tennessee; Dave Morgenroth to Illinois, Northwest Indiana, Southeast Michigan and Wisconsin; Angela Jackson to Arkansas, Central and Southern Illinois, Western Kentucky, St. Louis, Southern Missouri, Oklahoma and Western Tennessee; and Paul Blanche to Iowa, Kansas, Northern Missouri and Nebraska.

Jeffrey Rich to technical sales representative, BioSafe Systems.
 

Business announcements

Terex Construction launched a new website, www.terexconstruction.com.

TrynEx International, the manufacturer of SnowEx, TurfEx and SweepEx product lines, has moved into a new, state-of-the-art plant in Madison Heights, Mich. The facility positions TrynEx for future expansion, and it allows the company to set up a lean manufacturing system through a partnership with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center.

Gerbera breeder Kwekerij Florist De Kwakel BV has changed its name to Florist Holland B.V.