CHARLOTTE, Mich., Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Spartan Motors,
Inc. (NASDAQ: SPAR) ("Spartan" or the "Company"), a global leader
in specialty chassis and vehicle design, manufacturing and
assembly, today announced the appointment of Todd Fierro as President of Emergency Response
(ER), effective today. In this role, Mr. Fierro will have
P&L responsibility as well as direct oversight of the Sales,
Engineering, and Product Management functions.
During his professional career, Mr. Fierro has served in several
executive manufacturing leadership roles, including 18 years at
Ford Motor Company and as Senior Vice President and Commercial
Segment President at Oshkosh Corporation. While at Oshkosh,
his team executed a long-term strategic growth plan that resulted
in increased revenues, higher margins, and channel optimization
through strategic distribution alignment. Mr. Fierro most
recently served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of
Heilux, LLC., where he helped transition the business from a
product development start-up to a sales and manufacturing
company. Prior to Heilux, Mr. Fierro served as the President
and General Manager of Crown Iron Works.
"We are pleased that someone with Todd's skill set and
background will be joining our executive team as President of
Emergency Response," said Tom
Ninneman, Spartan's Chief Operating Officer. "Working
alongside our OEM and dealer network, his extensive experience in
manufacturing operations, including product development, sales and
distribution will help drive and improve Emergency Response's
long-term profitability."
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®; Strobes-R-Us; 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, Florida, Missouri, Nebraska, South
Carolina, South Dakota;
Saltillo, Mexico; and Lima, Peru. Spartan reported sales of
$707 million in 2017. Visit Spartan
Motors at www.spartanmotors.com.
CONTACT:
Media:
Samara
Hamilton
Corporate Director of Marketing and
Communications
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Samara.Hamilton@spartanmotors.com
(517) 997-3860
Investors:
Juris Pagrabs
Group Treasurer, Director of Investor Relations
Spartan Motors, Inc.
Juris.Pagrabs@spartanmotors.com
(517) 997-3862
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