CHARLOTTE, Mich., Nov. 7, 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 (including last mile
delivery, specialty vehicles, commercial vehicle assembly, and
vocation-specific upfit segments), as well as for the emergency
response and recreational vehicle markets, today announced the
appointment of Andrew Anderson as
Chief Information Officer, effective today. In this role,
Anderson is responsible for direct oversight of the Infrastructure,
Security, Applications, Development, and User Support functions
across the enterprise. He will report directly to
Daryl Adams, President and Chief
Executive Officer.
For more than 20 years, Anderson has led diverse teams within
complex and changing business environments to accelerate annual
revenue and mitigate risk using technology. Anderson brings a
diverse background, having led several global automotive companies'
technology organizations through acquisitions, rapid organic
expansions, and restructures.
Anderson joins Spartan from Stant Corporation, where, as CIO, he
was charged with stabilizing business systems, implementing
business-critical cloud-based technology stacks to enable
engineering, sales, finance, and manufacturing efficiencies while
leading a systems consolidation effort that allowed the company to
invest in new solutions. Prior to Stant, Anderson served in
multiple global technology senior leadership positions at Visteon,
where he led the development and launch of a broad portfolio of
strategic applications, oversaw acquisitions and divestitures and
streamlined the organization's application portfolio leading to
significant cost savings and efficiency gains. Prior to Visteon,
Anderson worked in multiple business roles including program
management, purchasing and supply chain at Ford Motor
Company.
"All areas of mobility, including specialty vehicle
manufacturing, are undergoing rapid technology change and Andy's
deep experience and leadership in managing IT business processes
across various sectors will be a key advantage for Spartan," said
Daryl Adams, President and Chief
Executive Officer. "We welcome Andy and look forward to his
contributions across our campuses and the entire organization as we
face an important period of potential expedited growth."
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: 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,
Royal Truck Body, 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 2,500 associates, and operates facilities in
Michigan, Indiana, Pennsylvania, South
Carolina, Florida,
Missouri, California, Arizona, Texas, 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.
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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