Senior appointments at Trico Lift

US aerial platform specialist has appointed Chris Carmolingo the newly created position of chief operating officer and John M Paz as executive chairman of Trico Lift's board of directors.

Trico Lift president and chief executive officer Ken Pustizzi said, "In his new role, Chris will focus on maintaining Trico Lift's operational and customer service excellent standards as we expand in Texas, integrate the acquisition of Modern Group's aerial lift assets and grow our market share in the Mid-Atlantic region,".

Mr Carmolingo, who has been with Trico Lift for 18 years said, "I am excited to take on this new challenge considering the tremendous market opportunities now available to Trico Lift. I look forward to working with the entire Trico Lift team to maintain the high level of customer service which remains the foundation of Trico Lift's success."

Having served previously as Executive Vice President for the company, Carmolingo has been instrumental in the creation and development of the company's sales and marketing program as well many of its operational accomplishments.

John M. Paz, the former owner of Godwin Pumps, has become executive chairman of Trico Lift's board of directors and will provide operational leadership to the company working with Mr Pustizzi, Mr Carmolingo and the company's entire management team during this growth phase. Mr Paz said, "As a long-time advocate and supporter of Trico Lift, I'm pleased to be positioned to help guide this company toward the realisation of its vision to be the best provider in the industry."

Mr Pustizzi said, "Having worked with Chris Carmolingo for nearly two decades and watched John Paz build Godwin Pumps into a world class company, it is a tribute to Trico Lift's historical performance and future opportunities that they are willing to assume these new roles to support our expected growth. He added, "Our mutual goal is to build Trico Lift into the premier aerial lift company in its geographic footprint and these recent appointments will help us to achieve that goal."

Trico Lift is a privately owned company specialising in renting, selling and servicing aerial lifts to customers in the Mid-Atlantic and Gulf Coast region markets. Its equipment fleet size of 4000 is made up primarily of boom lifts, scissor lifts and rough terrain forklifts.