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INDUSTRY NEWS Bomag Appoints Cole Renken As Vice-President Of Sales & Marketing OMAG Americas, Inc. is pleased to announce and welcome Cole Renken as Vice President of Sales & Marketing. Renken will be re- sponsible for developing and executing short and long-term growth strategies to better optimize the sales and customer support for our dealer and rental channel partners. Renken brings 20 plus years of con- struction equipment sales, business de- velopment and sales management expe- rience to this position. Prior to joining BOMAG, he spent 10 years with Volvo Construction, with his most recent po- sition as Director of Government and Key Accounts and prior responsibilities consisting of dealer development, re- gional sales and product management. Additionally, Renken worked for CNH in dealer sales management, government and military sales and marketing. Ren- ken has a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State and an MBA from Marquette Uni- www.callape.com versity. “We are excited to have Cole join the BOMAG team. He brings with him vast knowledge of our equipment indus- try as well as a great track record in sales leadership, customer support and moti- vating teams to exceed goals and objec- tives,” stated Rob Mueckler, President of BOMAG. “I am pleased to join the BOMAG team in a capacity that focuses on our customers’ needs and work closely with them to enhance the value that BOMAG products and services can add to their respective businesses,” said Renken. “As a leader in the compaction business for more than 60 years, BOMAG under- stands the importance in providing solu- tions to customer requirements. I look forward to working with our sales team and business partners to strengthen our leading position in compaction and cap- italize on our growth opportunities in paving, milling and reclaiming.” [34] “BOMAG is committed to enhancing value to its customers by adding employees like Cole, who understand industry best practices.” About BOMAG As the worldwide compaction experts for soil and asphalt applications, BOMAG has a staff of 2,200 employees to support its global dealer network of over 500 dealers. A broad range of product segments consist of Cedarapids asphalt pavers and material transfer equipment, reclaimer/stabilizers, milling machines, single drum and tandem vibratory rollers, pneumatic tired rollers, landfill refuse compactors and a full range of light compaction equipment resulting in BOMAG sales revenue of $950M in 2018. www.bomag.com/us. 1.800.210.5923