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Inside AED 8 | www.cedmag.com | Construction Equipment Distribution | February 2014 AED 2014 Chairman Tim Watters, along with five AED officers, was installed at a ceremony during the Chair- man's Inaugural Breakfast on Jan. 17 at the AED Summit in Houston. The group will guide the association for the coming year as members of the Executive Committee. Watters is president/owner of Piscataway, N.J.-based Hoffman Equipment, which represents Case, Manitowoc, JCB, Liebherr, Terex, LeeBoy, Rosco, Doosan, Atlas Copco, Gradall and other brands. Watters has been an AED Board member since 2007. He accepted the gavel from installing officer Dennis Kruepke, an AED past chairman and chairman of McCann Industries. AED Foundation President Roy Kern installed the new members of the executive committee, who were elected by mail ballot and sworn in at the event. Don Shilling, president of General Equipment & Supplies, Inc., and General Aggregates Equipment Sales, Fargo, N.D., is the new AED vice chairman. His dealership represents Komatsu, Link Belt, Trail King, Terex, KPI-JCI Astec and other brands. Shilling was formerly AED's senior vice president and he is a former AED Foundation chairman. Whit Perryman is the new AED senior vice president. He is CEO of Vermeer Texas-Louisiana, with 12 locations throughout Texas and Southern Louisiana. Rick Van Exan is an AED vice president as well as vice president of Marketing for Toromont Industries Ltd., a Concord, Ontario- based dealer represent- ing Caterpillar with 36 branches throughout Ontario, Manitoba, Newfoundland other provinces. Wes Stowers, president of Stowers Machinery Corp., based in Knoxville, Tenn., now serves as AED vice president. Stowers is the East Tennessee Caterpillar dealer. Michael D. Brennan, executive vice president of Finance and COO of Bramco, a Louisville, Ky.-based Komatsu dealer, is AED vice president of Finance. Brennan was an AED director from 2006-2008. Mike Quirk remains on the Executive Committee this year as immediate past chairman of AED. Quirk is vice president of Operations for Wagner Equipment Co., a Caterpillar dealership with branches in Colorado, New Mexico and far Western Texas. Brian McGuire, president and CEO of AED, also serves on the AED Executive Committee. AED recognizes volunteer leadership, welcomes new officers and directors to association and Foundation boards. 2014 AED Chairman Tim Watters and 2IÀFHUV,QVWDOOHG (continued on page 10) Proposed New Members This list is published each month as required by AED bylaws. Comments on the applicants should be directed to AED President and CEO Brian McGuire 800-388-0650, ext. 326. Easton Sales and Rentals LLC Humble, Texas J&B Underground, LLC d/b/a Ditch Witch of South Louisiana Geismar, La. Mohican Valley Equipment Jeromesville, Ohio Signal Power Soddy Daisy, Tenn. Ditch Witch South Texas Harlingen, Texas International Iron Apopka, Fla. Drumcutters International Inc. Apache Junction, Ariz. McCourt & Sons Equipment, Inc. LaGrange, Texas Siemens Financial Services Malvern, Pa. Telogis Aliso Viejo, Calif. Ditch Witch of Arizona Phoenix, Ariz. Wes Stowers Tim and Patty Watters Dennis Kruepke congratulates Tim Watters.