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6/18/2014 Member News

HOLT CAT® ANNOUNCES SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

HOLT CAT® (holtcat.com), the Caterpillar® Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, has named Edward Craner Senior Vice President, Strategy and Marketing. In his new role, Craner will continue to lead and develop corporate strategy, marketing and customer experience initiatives to support sales growth across the 118-county territory in which HOLT CAT operates.

Craner has been with HOLT since 2008, most recently serving as Vice President of Strategy and Marketing, and was instrumental in refining the organization’s strategic planning process and operational alignment initiatives.

Prior to joining HOLT CAT, Craner worked for AT&T in sales operations and supply chain management. Craner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media Communications from Eastern Washington University and a Master of Business Administration in Strategy and Marketing from Saint Mary’s College of California.

About HOLT CAT®
HOLT CAT sells, rents and services Caterpillar machines, engines, generator sets and trucks in a 118-county Texas territory spanning from the Red River to the Rio Grande. HOLT offers total machine and engine rebuild capabilities, sells used equipment around the world and fabricates its own line of land clearing equipment and HOLT Spray King® water tankers. HOLT is the dealer for Link-Belt Cranes in the Eastern half of Texas as well as the El Paso area. They are the dealer for AGCO/Challenger and Claas farm equipment for the Eastern half of Texas and portions of Arkansas and Missouri.

The Holt name has been associated with heavy equipment and Caterpillar for more than 100 years. Peter M. Holt, Chief Executive Officer of HOLT CAT, is the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, who in 1904 developed the first successful track-type tractor which he named the “Caterpillar.” HOLT CAT has come to be synonymous with quality, integrity and commitment to customer service. The HOLT CAT team is committed to providing rock solid stability with superior products and services to heavy equipment and engine users from Brownsville to Texarkana, Texas. For more information, visit http://www.holtcat.com/