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Industry Beat June 2014 | Construction Equipment Distribution | www.cedmag.com | 23 Jim Brown has been named vice president, Commercial Products, overseeing the engineering and customer activities related to Omaha Standard PALFINGER branded products. Essex Rental Corp. appointed Nicholas Matthews, 41, formerly chief operating officer, to president and chief executive officer. Matthews will also serve as a director on Essex's Board. Åsa Thunman has been appointed executive vice president and general counsel of Sandvik. Scot Smith has been appointed president of Sandvik Mining. Both will be included as new members of Group Executive Management. Astec Industries Group President Joe Vig has been named Grasstops CEO of the Year by the National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association (NSSGA). The award honors the chief executive officer who has been particularly active in recruiting those outside the aggregates industry in advocating for transportation, as well as setting an example for employees regarding the importance of partici- pating in the grassroots program. Vig was presented with the award during NSSGA's annual convention. Vig's contributions include meeting with numerous members of Congress and congressional staffers, as well as hosting elected officials at KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens' manufac- turing facilities to discuss the need for reauthorization of the surface transportation bill and to find a sustainable source of revenue to fund the program. Vig Honored with NSSGA Grasstops CEO of the Year Award F A S T E R . S A F E R . S M A R T E R . + 1 - 9 1 8 - 2 5 9 - 3 0 5 0 | r e q u e s t s @ v a c u w o r x . c o m | 1 0 1 0 5 E a s t 5 5 t h P l a c e , Tu l s a , O k l a h o m a 7 4 1 4 6 U S A | v a c u w o r x . c o m Vacuworx provides the safest heavy-duty vacuum lifting equipment in the industry. Our lifters cut project times in half – with a fraction of the ground personnel required by conventional methods. Vacuworx helps you work... Faster. Safer. Smarter.