HOLT CAT® (holtcat.com), the Caterpillar® Equipment and Engine dealer for South, Central, North and North East Texas, has named Jim Campbell as Senior Director of Public Affairs.
Campbell has been involved in governmental affairs and strategic communications for more than 25 years. In his new role, he will support the company in fostering long-term and strategic relations with HOLT’s constituencies to positively impact and advance the company’s vision and core values.
Prior to joining HOLT, Campbell worked in the private sector managing the public affairs function for The DeBerry Group, a local public relations and marketing firm in San Antonio. At The DeBerry Group, he provided consultant services in legislative and regulatory advocacy, crisis communications, media relations, community affairs and corporate communications.
Campbell also previously worked as the Director of External Relations for the City of San Antonio and CPS Energy. He has also served as the Senior Legislative Assistant for U.S. Congressman Jim Chapman, and as the Chief of Staff for Texas State Representative Tom Ramsey.
Campbell is active in the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, having served on the Executive Committee and chaired the Public Affairs Steering Committee in 2013. He is a fifth-generation Texan and a graduate of Texas A&M University.
About HOLT
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, Missouri and Louisiana. SITECH Tejas, another division of HOLT, is the authorized dealer for Trimble Heavy and Highway construction products and services, as well as AccuGrade grade-control products in the same 118 county territory of Texas.
The Holt name has been associated with heavy equipment and Caterpillar for over 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 www.holtcat.com.