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Crafco, Inc. Announces Retirement of Two Senior Leaders

Tim Morris, director of international group and Bryan Darling, regional sales manager will step up to fill the two vacancies.

Recently, the senior leadership team of Crafco, Inc. announced the retirement of vice president and director of international sales group, Charley Grady and regional sales manager, Cheryl Jones.

Charley Grady

Grady began his tenure with Crafco in 1991 as Director of Crafco’s International Group and transitioned into the role of Vice President and Director of Crafco’s International Group thirteen years later

“Before coming aboard as a one-man show establishing an international sales division from the ground up, Charley distributed Crafco products overseas and helped build the brand as vice President of sales for TWT International, a role he held for nearly a decade,” Don Brooks, president of Crafco said. “It has been a great honor knowing Charley personally and professionally. His knowledge and understanding of pavement preservation technologies and processes will undoubtedly be missed.”

A problem solver who believed in making his contribution greater than his reward, Grady made his mark early on by growing what was initially a solo operation into an international division that now employees over 20 personnel within manufacturing assembly operations and offices throughout China, Europe and the world over.

“The honor that I have felt being part of the Crafco/Ergon family for the past 36 years cannot be overstated. It has been an adventure, one that I will always cherish and never forget,” stated Charley. “With that said, I am excited to pass the baton to Tim Morris who will set ever higher standards in his new role as Director of International Group,” he added.

Tim Morris has been a regional sales manager for Crafco International Group, overseeing sales and relationship management for Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Canada as well as a liaison for the US Military outside of CONUS since 1983. Morris will be assuming Charley’s previous responsibilities as Director of International Group.

Cheryl Jones

Jones began what would become a remarkable career with Crafco in Chandler, Arizona. Soft spoken, but with an unrivaled determination and dexterity, Jones quickly rose through the ranks as an Inside Sales Representative expanding Crafco equipment and materials, to an Outside Sales Representative where she continued to promote the Crafco brand from west of the Mississippi and into Canada.

“From being hired as a customer service representative, working her way up in our sales organization into outside sales and advancing to become a regional sales manager, Cheryl by far succeeded in a male-dominated industry,” stated Brooks. “Cheryl’s development and rise over the last 38 years has been truly remarkable. Without question, she will be missed.”

Over the last six years, Jones has been responsible for a team of five as the Regional Sales Manager for TX, MS, LA, AR, southern MO and western TN.

“As the day nears, the thought of retiring becomes ever more difficult to fathom. It’s never easy articulating what it feels like to leave a great company and family that you have been a part of for so long. To all the individuals who have helped me advance into each new arena during my tenure, thank you from the bottom of my heart. To my good friend and incredibly wise colleague, I wish you all the success in growing the business,” she added.

Bryan Darling has been with Crafco for 21 years and a regional sales manager since 2007. A well-known and established manager, Darling possesses the necessary knowledge and experience to succeed in assuming Cheryl’s previous responsibilities as regional sales manager.

Steve Cole Appointed Western Region Dealer Sales Manager at Dynapac North America

Dynapac North American announced the appointment of Steve Cole as dealer sales manager – Western US region, reporting to Jamie Roush. Cole comes back to Dynapac after a brief hiatus most recently as general manager, China Rental Division at LiuGong Machinery and prior as country manager, China for HERC Rentals. From 2010 to 2016, Cole worked for Dynapac as VP of Sales and later as business line manager for Dynapac USA. Cole also brings a wealth of knowledge from his time spent at Volvo Construction Equipment and Ingersoll Rand. “Steve brings an immediate knowledge of road construction as a whole, as well as a thorough understanding of our products and dealer network,” Jamie Roush, VP of Sales at Dynapac North America says. “He already has strong relationships with many of the dealers in the territory and will begin cultivating new relationships to fill open dealer areas in the western region.”

“I am very excited to be back with Dynapac and helping expand our product in the western region,” Cole says. “Over the last few years Dynapac has done a tremendous job at expanding their product portfolio and offering value added features to their machines; such as seismic and oscillation.”