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General Motors exec to join Caterpillar board of directors Gerald Johnson has been elected to the board effective March 1, 2021. DEERFIELD, Ill. –Caterpillar Inc. has announced that Gerald Johnson has been elected to the Caterpillar board of directors effective March 1, 2021. Johnson, 58, is executive vice president of Global Manufacturing at General Motors (GM) Company, a role he has held since 2019. Johnson joined GM as part of a co-op program in 1980 and has held roles of increasing respon...

Vanguard 810cc engines available for Scag Tiger Cat, Patriot zero-turns This increases the Vanguard power offerings currently available on the Tiger Cat and is the first Vanguard engine available on the Patriot. MILWAUKEE – Vanguard is now offering the Vanguard 28.0 Gross HP* 810cc EFI engine and Vanguard 26.0 Gross HP* 810cc engine as power options on the Scag Tiger Cat and Patriot zero-turn riding mowers, respectively. This increases the Vanguard power offerings currently available on the T...

Tyler Enterprises hires Spier Scot D. Spier will be responsible for business development and sales in the northern and western suburbs of Chicago. MORRIS, Ill.  – Tyler Enterprises, the turf products division of Masterblend International, has announced the addition of Scot D. Spier, CGCS, to its turf products sales team. He will be responsible for business development and sales of both nutritional and plant protectant products for the golf, lawn care and sports turf markets in the northern ...

Roger Zino named CEO of Gothic Landscape Jon Georgio, Gothic’s current CEO, will remain chairman of the board. SANTA CLARITA, Cali. – Gothic Landscape recently named Roger Zino, currently vice chairman of the company and veteran of the landscape business, as CEO of the company. Jon Georgio, Gothic’s current CEO, will remain chairman of the board. Georgio will continue to be active in his areas of passion, including a continued focus on distinctive customer relationships and the company�...