Aspen Equipment; CraneWorks; Custom Truck One Source; MBW

Aspen Equipment, Bloomington, Minn.: Cole Lundeen has been named territory manager in the Iowa/Illinois region for Manitowoc, Grove and National Crane sales and rental opportunities. Lundeen joined the company in 2019 as a service writer, transitioning into the inside sales position the following year. He will represent Aspen Equipment in the middle and eastern counties of Iowa as well as the counties along the northwestern edge of Illinois.

CraneWorks, Houston: Eric Rhodes has joined the company as general manager, leading the Houston headquarters and Dallas Fort Worth field office. Rhodes spent nearly 11 years as a branch manager, operations manager and sales manager at Waukesha-Pearce Industries (WPI). He possess a broad background in several industries that CraneWorks serves, including transmission and distribution, oil and gas and construction.

Custom Truck One Source, Kansas City, Mo.: Christopher Eperjesy was named chief financial officer (CFO). He succeeds Todd Barrett, who will continue his role as chief accounting officer for the company. Eperjesy most recently served as the chief financial officer of Clarios International, a global energy storage company providing low-voltage battery technologies for vehicles, from August 2020 to June 2022.

MBW, Slinger, Wis.: Jim Van Beek will be returning to MBW after 15 years and stepping into the role of chief operating officer (COO). Since his time at MBW, Van Beek worked for Saelens Corp. In 2013, he was promoted to vice president/COO. He will participate in setting the vision, managing leadership and directing future next steps for MBW.