NAEDA Announces New Association President/CEO

St. Louis, MO. – December 2 -- The North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA) named Richard E. “Rick” Lawhun, president and chief executive officer effective January 1, 2014. Prior to joining NAEDA, he served as president and CEO of the American Concrete Pressure Pipe Association (ACPPA) in Fairfax, VA.

Prior to joining ACPPA, Lawhun was vice president of member benefits for the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors in Falls Church, VA. He also served in a variety of staff leadership roles at the American Society of Civil Engineers, including manager of technical activities, senior manager of membership development and director of the Construction Institute. Early in his career, Lawhun managed an engineering department at Dewberry & Davis, an ENR Top 50 design firm.

“We are extremely pleased to have Rick as our new president,” noted NAEDA chair Tom Nobbe, CEO of Wm. Nobbe & Co., Inc., Waterloo, IL. “He has a unique set of skills and experience that will serve NAEDA well as we seek to reorganize our governance structure and increase the effectiveness of the organization.”

 “This is a challenging opportunity to be part of an organization that is seeking to increase its visibility and better serve its members. I am honored to have been selected and look forward to working with the members, board of directors and staff in leading NAEDA into a promising future,” stated Lawhun.

Lawhun is an alumnus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering.  He and his wife, Ping will be relocating to St. Louis from their current home in Fairfax, VA.

Illinois Dealer Elected Chairman of NAEDA Board in Recent Elections

Fenton, Mo. – March 1 -- Tom Nobbe, of Waterloo, IL, has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA).

Nobbe is general manager of Wm Nobbe and Co., a seven-location John Deere equipment dealership serving southern Illinois and southeastern Missouri. Wm Nobbe and Co. locations include Waterloo, IL, Jerseyville and Steelville, IL, and Scott City, Ste Genevieve, Farmington and St. Peters,  MO.

Nobbe is serving his second three-year term on the NAEDA board from the Midwest Equipment Dealers Association (MEDA).

Nobbe assumed the role of chairman on March 1, 2013. Blaine Bingham, of Mesa, AZ, also was elected as first vice chairman of the NAEDA board and Brian Carpenter, of Middlebury, VT, was elected as second vice chairman.  Bingham represents the Far West Equipment Dealers Association. Carpenter represents the Northeast Equipment Dealers Association. Also serving on the NAEDA Executive Committee is Joe Nash of Mississippi, immediate past chairman and Gary Manke of Wisconsin who represents all the NAEDA affiliated associations.

Nobbe graduated from Southwestern Illinois College in Belleville, IL.

Nobbe is active in the communities of Waterloo and Red Bud, IL. He is in the Waterloo Rotary Club and is director of the First State Bank of Red Bud. He is a past board member of the St. Louis Agri-Business Club.

ABOUT NAEDA:

NAEDA is one of the longest running trade associations in North America.  It is affiliated with 16 state, regional and provincial associations made up of member dealers in their area; 14 of the associations are in the United States, two are in Canada.  Each association acts as an autonomous unit within the area it serves. Together, NAEDA and its affiliates provide a wealth of services to approximately 5,000 equipment dealers in the two countries.

Mississippi Dealer Elected Chairman of NAEDA Board

Fenton, Mo. – March 28 -- Joe Nash, of Greenville, Miss., has been elected chairman of the board of directors of the North American Equipment Dealers Association (NAEDA).

Nash is chief operating officer of Delta Implement and Ayres-Delta Implement.  The dealerships sell Case IH, New Holland and Kubota equipment from six locations in Mississippi.

Nash is serving his second three-year term on the NAEDA board from the SouthEastern Equipment Dealers Association. He was the president of the SouthEastern association in 2006.

Nash assumed the role of chairman March 1, 2012. Tom Nobbe, of Waterloo, Ill., also was elected as first vice chairman of the NAEDA board and Blaine Bingham, of Mesa, Ariz., was elected as second vice chairman. Nobbe represents the Midwest Equipment Dealers Association. Bingham represents the Far West Equipment Dealers Association. Also serving on the NAEDA Executive Committee are Brad Griffin of Montana and Paul Kindinger, president and CEO of NAEDA.

The North American Equipment Dealers Association is based in Fenton, Mo. It provides educational, financial, industry relations, legal, and legislative services to 5,000 equipment dealers in the United States and Canada.