Astec Industries named Barry Ruffalo president and chief executive officer effective Aug. 12. Ruffalo, has been a group vice president at Valmont Industries for the past 13 years. He fills the vacancy created in January when former CEO Ben Brock, the son of company founder J. Don Brock, resigned after heading Astec for five years. Prior to his work with Valmont Industries,…
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Telsmith Hires Quick as Parts Representative
Telsmith Inc., a leading manufacturer of mineral processing equipment, is pleased to announce its recent hire of Lane Quick, who joins as the regional part sales representative for the Southeast Region covering Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. “As part of our efforts to increase our Southeast U.S. parts sales representation, we are excited to have Lane…
Read MoreCurry Supply Adds Gerrity; Marketing Interns
Curry Supply Co. hired Micah Gerrity as its service manager. Gerrity brings a strong mix of knowledge and nearly 17 years of in-the-field experience to the team, which the company said will help to efficiently process the service needs of its growing customer base. In 2000, Gerrity completed his academic career with an associate degree in Heavy Equipment Technology (CAT…
Read MoreTelsmith Hires Waldorf
Telsmith Inc. has hired Marty Waldorf, who joins the company as regional sales manager covering Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota and Upper Michigan as his primary focus. “We are excited to have Marty join our sales team,” stated Jeff Gray, vice president of sales and marketing, Telsmith Inc. “Marty brings with him many years of industry knowledge and…
Read MoreFrancis Joins BTI
Breaker Technology Inc. (BTI) welcomed Todd Francis as regional manager for U.S. South Central, representing BTI’s business in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. BTI’s primary business in this region is in breaker and demolition attachments for construction and demolition, and rockbreaker boom systems for the aggregates industry. “For BTI to provide a premium level of sales support we…
Read MoreRussell Joins IROCK Crushers
IROCK Crushers announced the recent hire of Nate Russell, who joins as regional sales manager, Mid-Atlantic/Northeast. “As part of our effort to expand distribution, we are very excited that Nate has joined our team. He has a tremendous amount of industry experience and his level of application and product knowledge with crushing and screening in the construction world makes him…
Read MoreVulcan Names New Division Presidents
Jerry F. Perkins Jr. Vulcan Materials Co. named new division presidents for its Southern and Gulf Coast Division, headquartered in Birmingham, Ala.; and its Central Division, headquartered in Nashville, Tenn. Jerry F. Perkins Jr., general counsel and corporate secretary has been named to the position of president, Southern and Gulf Coast Division, effective May 1. In his new role, Perkins will have…
Read MoreU.S. Concrete Promotes Pruitt
U.S. Concrete Inc. promoted Chief Operating Officer Ronnie Pruitt to president and COO, effective April 15. Pruitt will continue to report to Chairman and CEO William J. Sandbrook, and in this expanded role will take over many corporate functions that support the company’s operational business units. Pruitt, who has been with U.S. Concrete since 2015, has more than 25 years of industry…
Read MoreLloyd Joins Insteel’s Board
Insteel Industries Inc. announced that Anne H. Lloyd has been appointed to its board of directors effective April 16. Lloyd will be replacing Charles B. Newsome, who retired from the company effective Feb. 12. Lloyd previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Martin Marietta Materials from 2005 until her retirement in 2017. She joined Martin Marietta in 1998…
Read MoreSuperior Hires Octavio
Superior Industries Inc. hired industry veteran Cary Octavio as its new territory sales manager for conveyor components in the Northeast United States. Octavio comes to Superior after almost 30 years of sales and service in bulk material handling markets. “Cary likes to get his hands dirty and comes to Superior with an incredible amount of technical conveying experience,” said Mike…
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