On May 3, 2018, Mr. Baty was named Independent Board Chair. Effective April 30, 2024, current board member Richard W. Parod will be named the new Independent Board Chair following Mr. Baty’s departure from the board.
Additionally, the Company announced today that, as of February 22, 2024, Paul D. Householder would join the Board as an independent member. Mr. Householder leads Ag Growth International Inc. as its president and CEO. As Executive Vice President, International, Mr. Householder joined Ag Growth International Inc. in 2019. He was elected to the Board of Directors and appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in 2022. Ag Growth International Inc. is a producer of handling accessories, aeration equipment, storage bins, belt conveyors, augers, and storage bins for both stationary and mobile grain handling, storage, and conditioning applications. Mr. Householder worked for Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. for 28 years in a variety of worldwide leadership positions with an emphasis on engineering, sales, business development, and continuous improvement. Before joining Ag Growth International Inc., he was employed there.
Jeffrey A. Leonard, President and Chief Executive Officer of Alamo, offered the following feedback on the aforementioned adjustments: We would like to express our gratitude to Rock for his lengthy service to the Company as well as our sincere loss of him and our appreciation for his leadership and direction in his capacity as Chair. He has played a crucial role in getting us to where we are now. Rick’s appointment as the next Independent Board Chair excites us. We anticipate his capable leadership and continued direction of the Board. Lastly, we are forward to collaborate with Paul and are thrilled that he has joined the Board. Paul offers the Board decades of invaluable expertise working abroad.
Leading the way in the design, production, servicing, and distribution of top-notch equipment for infrastructure upkeep, vegetation control, and other uses is Alamo Group. In addition to street sweepers, snow removal equipment, vacuum trucks, excavators, other industrial equipment, agricultural implements, forestry equipment, and associated after-market parts and services, our goods also include truck and tractor mounted mowing and other vegetation maintenance equipment. As of December 31, 2023, the 1969-founded company employed about 4,350 people and ran 29 plants in North America, Europe, Australia, and Brazil. Alamo Group Inc.’s corporate headquarters are situated in Seguin, Texas.
