21.10.2016

ARA announces new CEO

The American Rental Association (ARA) has appointed Tony Conant as chief executive to succeed Christine Wehrman, in mide November when she retires after 16 years with the association.

Conant will become the fourth chief executive since its founding in 1955. He joins the ARA after two and a half years as chief operating officer at the Institute for Supply Management in Phoenix. Prior to that he spent five years with telecom company One Touch as vice president of operations and share services. Before that he was part of the HR team at Bank of America.

He started out in 1997 with Intel as supplier development manage, moving on to operations manager and strategic technology transfer manager before leaving in 2004 to join Whirlpool as strategic outsourcing manager before moving to merchandising. He left to join Bank of America in 2007.
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Tony Conant

ARA president Roger Vajgrt, owner of Home Rental Center & Sales said: “The board of directors is pleased to have Tony join the ARA. We look forward to his leadership and contributions to advance the forward momentum of the association. His professional career experience and education is a definite asset to ARA as we look ahead to the future of the equipment rental industry.”

Conant added: “I welcome the opportunity to join such a dynamic organization and staff team. Hallmarks of the organizsation are innovative and strategic thinking that represent the equipment rental industry very effectively. I look forward to building upon that ARA legacy with the volunteer leaders and staff members.”