Rick Rodier
Rick Rodier of the Toro Company will chair the 2017 edition of the biennial International Construction and Utility Equipment Exposition.
The general manager of Toro’s Sitework Systems Division, Rodier will oversee the exposition’s 2017 management committee, “a cross-section of utility construction leaders who guide strategic planning to ensure the show remains focused and relevant to industry needs,” said a recent news release from the exposition’s organizers.
“Our goal is to provide the best possible environment for attendees to conveniently find all the products and expertise they need to help grow their businesses, and for exhibitors to effectively reach and serve customers,” Rodier said in the news release.
Rodier, who started with Toro in 1984, was named to his current position in 2004.
Rick Johnson, chief executive officer of The Charles Machine Works, was named the exposition’s vice chair for 2017. Johnson joined Charles Machine Works in 1987 and was named CEO in 2015.
ICUEE or the Demo Expo, as the exposition is called, takes place Oct. 3-7, 2017 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.