Ed Gerber has joined LBX to lead the company’s sales expansion efforts throughout Latin America, including Brazil.

Gerber comes to LBX with extensive experience in the construction equipment industry, having spent 23 years with Wacker Corporation. He held the position of international sales representative for Latin America prior to moving to Brazil as the managing director of Wacker Maquinas Ltda. Gerber later returned to Wacker’s headquarters located in Wisconsin, where he was responsible for both sales and product management for the Asia Pacific region. Gerber then moved to Tokyo, Japan, where he spent nine years as the managing director of Wacker’s Japanese division, Nippon Wacker Co. Ltd.

“As we establish LBX in Brazil and expand our business throughout the balance of Latin America there is no one better to lead our efforts than Ed,” said Mike Davis, vice president of marketing and sales. “He knows the cultures and fluently speaks the languages of each country, and has the industry experience and strong business acumen to have an immediate impact to quickly grow our business throughout the region.”

For more information, call 859/245-3900, or visit www.lbxco.com

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