BOMAG Americas, Inc. announced Shawn Sweet as Vice President Sales & Marketing July 21. Shawn will be responsible for the leadership of the Bomag dealer and rental sales teams, marketing, product management and for developing new business opportunities.
Shawn is a well-known figure in the construction industry with over 27 years of experience. The first 17 years of his career was spent in various capacities at Ingersoll Rand Company where he was instrumental in the growth of their road machinery business, amongst other. Shortly after the acquisition by Volvo of the IR road machinery business, Shawn spent 7 years as the Business Unit President for Doosan Infracore Portable Portable Power, and, most recently spent the past 3 years as Vice-President & COO of ASC Construction Equipment (Volvo dealer).
“Due to Bomag's tremendous growth these past few years coupled with our future growth prospects, we need to strengthen the support for our customers. Shawn's extensive background in managing dealer and rental channels with road machinery equipment, plus his experience operating equipment dealers is an absolutely perfect fit for what Bomag needs to help our customers expand their business with us,” stated Rob Mueckler, President of Bomag.
Mr. Sweet said, “I believe in Bomag's products and in the company's dedication to its customers within the equipment dealer and rental industry. They are committed to product innovation and improving its support services to our road building customers and I look forward to continuing those initiatives.”
Shawn will join the Bomag team on August 1st and will operate out of their new North American headquarters located in Ridgeway, SC.
For more information, visit www.bomag.com/us.
