Kent Tyler Promoted to Vice President of Sales & Marketing - North America for Allied Specialty Vehicles

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Dec 17, 2014, 10:30 ET

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV), a leading manufacturer of motor vehicles for commercial, fire & emergency and recreation markets, today announced that Kent Tyler has been promoted to vice president of sales & marketing – North America for all product lines. Tyler will report to Marcus Berto, chief commercial officer, and continue to be based in the company's corporate headquarters in Orlando.

Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV), a leading manufacturer of motor vehicles for commercial, fire & emergency and recreation markets, today announced that Kent Tyler has been promoted to vice president of sales & marketing - North America for all product lines.

"Kent has a history of success leading and increasing the profitability of ASV companies," Berto said. "In this new role, I am confident he will aggressively drive growth of our brands in North America and increase sales revenue at a rate that exceeds our competition."

In his new role, Tyler will lead corporate sales and marketing, oversee business development and direct execution of the company's strategic growth plan for increasing market share of all brands in ASV's vehicle manufacturing portfolio throughout North America. Tyler will continue to oversee ASV's bus division as he transitions into this new position.

"Our brands are recognized leaders in their respective markets and industries," Tyler said. "But as ASV continues to grow, we must focus on strategic initiatives that will allow expansion to occur not only through our existing distribution channels, but also through corporate-wide alliances and initiatives."

Before his promotion, Tyler served as president of ASV's bus division. Prior to this, Tyler was president of E-ONE, a manufacturer of fire rescue vehicles. Before joining E-ONE, Tyler spent more than 15 years with Collins Industries, the last five as president of Collins Bus Corporation. Tyler earned a bachelor's degree from Oklahoma State University and a master's degree from Missouri State University.

About Allied Specialty Vehicles

Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV), a +$1.5 billion company headquartered in Orlando, Fla., is the largest manufacturer in North America of small and medium sized commercial buses and ambulance vehicles, as well as a leading builder of fire apparatus trucks, recreation vehicles, terminal trucks and street sweepers. A workforce of more than 5,000 employees annually builds more than 16,000 specialty vehicles under more than 40 brands in 14 world-class manufacturing facilities located throughout the United States. The largest dealer network on the continent and a committed vendor supply chain supports the daily use of more than 300,000 vehicles in the field. For more information about ASV, visit www.alliedsv.com.

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