Rick Johnson, CEO of Charles Machine Works, has been named 2019 show chair for the ICUEE (International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition).
He will lead the exhibition’s management committee, a volunteer group of utility construction industry executives responsible for overall show planning. ICUEE is scheduled for Oct. 1-3, 2019, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The biennial show, put on by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), is known as The Demo Expo for its extensive equipment test drives and interactive product demonstrations.
“AEM welcomes the knowledge, experience and active participation of Rick and all the management committee members. We are fortunate to have such a strong group of leaders providing strategic guidance as we also develop the longer-term vision for ICUEE into the next decade to meet industry needs,” says ICUEE Show Director John Rozum.
“I’m very pleased to accept this role and look forward to helping plan an outstanding ICUEE. I know that every member on the management committee is dedicated to the continued growth and success of the show to best serve participants and the industry,” says Johnson.
Johnson joined Charles Machine Works in 1987, holding positions with increasing responsibilities, including chief financial officer, chief information officer and chief operating officer. He was named chief executive officer in 2015.
Johnson has been active on the ICUEE management committee and served as 2017 vice chair. He also serves on board-level committees of show owner and producer AEM and as a director on AEM’s CE Sector Board.
Serving as vice chair of the management committee will be Dave Hughes, vice president of global sales for McElroy Manufacturing Inc.
Other 2019 management committee members include:
- Bryan Blankenship, director of vacuum excavation, Vactor Manufacturing Inc.
- Chris Brahler, president and CEO, TT Technologies Inc.
- Joe Caywood, director of marketing and product management, Terex Corp.
- Andrew Christopher, customer support manager, John Deere Construction & Forestry
- Dan Coley, president, Hi-Vac Corp.
- Mark Core, executive vice President and CMO, Vermeer Corp.
- Julie Fuller, vice president/officer of engineering and purchasing, Tadano Mantis Corp.
- Jim Glazer, president, Elliott Equipment Co.
- Laura Ness Owens, channel communications manager, Doosan Bobcat
- Thom Peebles, vice president of marketing, JCB Inc.
- Bob Pettit, CEO, HAWE Hydraulics
- Mike Popovich, vice president of sales and marketing of excavators, Vacall/Gradall Industries Inc.
- Jim Rauckman, managing member, Rauckman Utility Products
- Sam Rooke, PM business manager NA, Manitex International
- Mark Wegel, director of corporate communications, Altec Industries Inc.
ICUEE 2017 covered nearly 1.24 million net square feet of exhibits of the latest utility and construction equipment, products and technologies from more than 1,000 exhibitors, and attracted nearly 18,000 attendees from all facets of the utilities industry, including electric, sewer/water, gas and telecom/cable, from the United States and more than 50 other countries worldwide.
Exhibit space sales have opened for the 2019 show. For more information, visit www.icuee.com.
