CHARLOTTE, Mich., June 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Motors,
Inc., (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company"), the North
American leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing and assembly for
the commercial and retail vehicle industries, as well as for the
emergency response and recreational vehicle markets, today
announced the appointment of Todd A.
Heavin to the role of Chief Operating
Officer.
With comprehensive executive and operational leadership
experience spanning over three decades, Heavin brings extensive
knowledge in driving operational improvement with lean
manufacturing systems, successfully leading multiple mergers and
acquisitions through integration across companies large and small,
and gaining efficiencies through operational excellence. In this
role, Heavin will leverage and enhance the Spartan Production
System. Spartan's manufacturing, engineering, quality assurance,
supply chain management, project management, and environmental
health and safety teams will report to Heavin immediately.
"Todd is a seasoned and trusted operational leader who
consistently delivers results," said Daryl
Adams, President and Chief Executive Officer, Spartan
Motors. "I have tremendous confidence in his ability to further
align our team to drive the business forward with purpose as we
pursue the next generation of market leadership for Spartan."
Heavin, a proven multi-site operations and lean manufacturing
leader with vast Tier 1 automotive supplier experience, will
leverage and improve upon Spartan's highly skilled operational team
in pursuit of long-term sustainable growth. He brings global and
domestic operations leadership experience, as well as automotive
supply base operations management and segment leadership roles at
suppliers and final-stage manufacturers across the supply chain.
Additionally, he brings a wealth of highly profitable merger,
acquisition, integration and restructuring experience to the
Company.
"Spartan Motors is at a unique point on their growth trajectory
where the right strategies and a refocus on operational metrics,
alongside the implementation of the lean manufacturing and
continuous improvement principles of the Spartan Production System,
can yield immediate and significant returns," said Heavin. "I look
forward to joining the Spartan team and fine tuning the operational
machine that will take optimization to the next level. Spartan is
far from the end of driving efficiencies in the business. The time
is right to advance the business environment with emphasis on the
operational metrics that will both foster organic growth and make
inorganic expansion a more seamless experience for the organization
and our customers alike. I'm excited to get started."
Heavin most recently led the Casting Division for American Axle
& Manufacturing (previously Metaldyne Performance Group
("MPG"), previously Grede, LLC, and previously Citation
Corporation), where he implemented world-class lean manufacturing
and achieved industry leading safety, quality, delivery, and
financial performance. He successfully completed multiple
acquisition integrations, consolidations, reorganizations, and
mergers which drove significant value creation. During his
nine-year term, he served as Senior Vice President & Chief
Operating Officer and Division President. Under his leadership, the
company received numerous environmental health & safety, lean
manufacturing, supplier excellence, and partnership awards from
customers and government agencies alike. Prior to his work at
American Axle, Mr. Heavin held executive positions at Formtech LLC,
and Intermet Corporation, as well as leadership positions at Delphi
Automotive and United Technologies Automotive Division.
For more information about Spartan Motors, visit
spartanmotors.com.
About Spartan Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is the
North American leader in specialty vehicle manufacturing and
assembly for the commercial and retail vehicle industries
(including last-mile delivery, specialty service, and
vocation-specific upfit segments), as well as for the emergency
response and recreational vehicle markets. The Company is
organized into three core business segments, including Spartan
Fleet Vehicles and Services, Spartan Emergency Response, and
Spartan Specialty Vehicles. Today, its family of brands also
include Spartan Authorized Parts, Spartan Factory Service Centers,
Utilimaster®, Strobes-R-Us™, Smeal, Ladder Tower™, and
UST®. Spartan Motors and its go-to-market brands are
well known in their respective industries for quality, durability,
aftermarket product support, and first-to-market innovation. The
Company employs approximately 2,300 associates, and operates
facilities in Michigan,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Florida,
Missouri, California, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $816 million in 2018.
Learn more about Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
CONTACTS:
Investors:
Juris Pagrabs
Group Treasurer & Director of Investor Relations
Spartan Motors, Inc.
(517) 997-3862
Media:
Samara Hamilton
Corporate Director of Marketing and Communications
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Samara.Hamilton@spartanmotors.com
(517) 997-3860
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