New VP for van sales, new lead for recon

Kyle McLaughlin and Tommy Smith 

Tommy Smith has joined Mickey Truck Bodies as Director of Reconditioning & Services, responsible for all operations related to reconditioning, service, parts and used equipment, the same areas previously managed by Kyle McLaughlin. Both Kyle and Tommy report directly to Dean Sink, Mickey President.

Kyle has been assigned to the new position of VP of Corporate Van Body Accounts and Distributor Sales. He will work closely with Jim Hiatt to expand Mickey?s business with its large corporate customers, such as Enterprise, Canteen and Iron Mountain, while at the same time increasing sales of the company?s Reefer, Party Time Trailer and Vending units through its distributor network. In addition, he will be work with the executive team to identify new product opportunities.

Tommy comes to Mickey with 25 years of hands-on experience at Thomas Built Buses in High Point, where he held a variety of management positions covering every aspect of the reconditioning business, including engineering, parts, customer service and material costs. ?He has all the tools to take this part of our company to the next level,? says Dean.

?Kyle has done an outstanding job of growing our reconditioning, parts and used equipment businesses to record levels by building solid customer relations and employing creative marketing concepts,? Dean adds. ?We expect him to apply that same energy and creativity to help build Mickey Truck Bodies into a national powerhouse in the van body manufacturing industry via direct and distributor sales.?