CHARLOTTE, Mich., July 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan
Motors, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company"), a global
leader in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing and
assembly, today announced that Jeri L.
Isbell has been appointed to the Company's Board of
Directors, effective July 13, 2018.
Isbell was also appointed to the Board's Compensation
Committee.
James Sharman, Chairman of the
Board, commented on Ms. Isbell's appointment, "We are pleased to
welcome Jeri to Spartan's Board of Directors. As a seasoned
Human Resources and Finance Officer, her expertise is a rare
combination in the corporate world and we look forward to her
contribution to our Board."
Ms. Isbell is an experienced CHRO and finance executive who put
Lexmark International, Inc. at the forefront of U.S. companies
adopting innovative workforce practices and policies. During
her 25-year tenure at Lexmark, she held a variety of senior roles,
including Chief Human Resources Officer, Vice President of
Compensation and Benefits, Vice President of Finance and Division
Chief Financial Officer, and U.S. Controller. Ms. Isbell
began her career at IBM. Ms. Isbell currently serves as a
director of Atkore International, where she chairs the compensation
committee and is a member of the audit committee, and SiteOne
Landscape Supply Inc., where she chairs the Compensation Committee
and serves on the Nominating and Governance Committee. She
also serves on The Nature Conservancy (Kentucky Chapter), and the
Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science (GEM)
Consortium. Ms. Isbell earned a Masters of Business
Administration from Xavier University,
a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from
Eastern Kentucky University, and is a
Certified Public Accountant. She is a 2018 inductee into the
Hall of Distinguished Alumni of Eastern
Kentucky University.
"It is an exciting time to join Spartan Motors team as they
deliver against their strategic growth plans into 2020," commented
Ms. Isbell. "I look forward to working with my fellow
directors and making an immediate impact towards achieving the
Company's long-term strategic vision."
About Spartan
Motors
Spartan Motors, Inc. is a leading designer, engineer, manufacturer,
and marketer of a broad range of specialty vehicles, specialty
chassis, vehicle bodies, and parts for the fleet and delivery,
recreational vehicle (RV), emergency response, defense forces, and
contract assembly (light/medium duty truck) markets. The Company's
brand names — Spartan Motors, Spartan Specialty Vehicles, Spartan
Emergency Response, Spartan Parts and Accessories, Smeal, and its
family of brands, including Ladder Tower™ and UST®; and
Utilimaster®, a Spartan Motors Company — are known for quality,
durability, performance, customer service, and first-to-market
innovation. The Company employs approximately 2,300 associates, and
operates facilities in Michigan,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Wisconsin, Nebraska, South
Dakota; Saltillo, Mexico;
and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported
sales of $707 million in 2017. Visit
Spartan Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
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