SEGUIN, Texas, July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Alamo Group Inc. (NYSE: ALG) today announced that effective today, Edward (Ed) Rizzuti will be joining the Company as its Vice President and General Counsel.
Ed comes to Alamo from Erickson Incorporated (NASDAQ: EAC) an aircraft manufacturing and operating company, based in Portland, Oregon, where he was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He received his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering from Rutgers University and his law degree from New York University.
Ron Robinson, Alamo Group's President and CEO commented, "We are delighted to have Ed join our management team. He brings a broad legal background to Alamo that includes corporate, SEC, M&A, governance, compliance, international and other valuable experience. Ed will be based at our corporate headquarters in Seguin, Texas."
Alamo Group is a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and service of high quality equipment for infrastructure maintenance, agriculture and other applications. Our products include truck and tractor mounted mowing and other vegetation maintenance equipment, street sweepers, snow removal equipment, excavators, vacuum trucks, other industrial equipment, agricultural implements and related after-market parts and services. The Company, founded in 1969, has approximately 3,100 employees and operates 25 plants in North America, Europe, Australia and Brazil as of March 31, 2015. The corporate offices of Alamo Group Inc. are located in Seguin, Texas.
Forward Looking Statements
This release contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which may cause the Company's actual results in future periods to differ materially from forecasted results. Among those factors which could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: market demand, competition, weather, seasonality, currency-related issues, and other risk factors listed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein, which speaks only as of this date.
To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alamo-group-inc-announces-appointment-of-vice-president-and-general-counsel-300113816.html
SOURCE Alamo Group Inc.