Wed April 21, 2021 - West Edition #9
Hyundai
Matt Brown
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas, Inc. announced the addition of Matt Brown to the CE sales team. Brown will be responsible for assisting Hyundai dealers across the Western region of the U.S.
Originally from Calhoun, Ga., Brown joins Hyundai Construction Equipment with more than 11 years of varied territory sales experience, most recently working as a regional sales manager of another construction OEM. Brown currently lives in Dallas, Texas, and enjoys working out, playing golf and being outdoors in his spare time. We are excited to welcome Matt on board with us at Hyundai, said Mike Ross, HCEA vice president of CE sales. Matt s customer focus and sales management skills will make him a significant asset to support our Western district dealers and their customers.
February 12, 2021
Hawthorne Cat leadership, l. to r., Tee Ness, former president; David Ness, president and CEO; Tom Hawthorne, former president.
Hawthorne Cat
Hawthorne Cat has promoted David K. Ness to president and CEO for all Hawthorne divisions. He succeeds his father Tee Ness, and grandfather, Tom Hawthorne, in the role of president.
A 20-year Hawthorne veteran, Ness has held various positions, including engine business manager at Hawthorne Power Systems division and vice president of sales, responsible for the San Diego and Hawaii regions. In 2015, he was promoted to chief operations officer and senior vice president.
“Hawthorne is a family-run business and I’m proud to say that I am only the third president in our 65-year history, says David Ness. At Hawthorne, our mission is to help our customers build better communities, and I look forward to the continued and new partnerships with our customers that keep our communities strong”.
Thu December 17, 2020 - National Edition
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas
Matthew Gansser
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. announced the addition of Matthew Gansser as director of national accounts. Gansser will be responsible for HCEA national account maintenance and development.
Gansser joins Hyundai Construction Equipment with more than 20 years experience in the construction equipment sales industry I have always known Matt as a great competitor and true sales professional whom I would love to see on my side of the aisle. I look forward to assisting Matt in elevating Hyundai s national account sales with his tremendous industry knowledge and relationships, said Stan Park, HCEA vice president distribution and marketing.