ATLANTA (Jan. 6, 2025) — Ian Aarsvold is the new Southwest region product manager for Takeuchi-US. A current resident of Des Plaines, Illinois, Aarsvold is relocating to the Dallas-Fort Worth area during Q1 2025 as he takes on his new role.
As the Southwest region product manager (RPM), Aarsvold will be responsible for supporting Takeuchi’s dealer and national rental accounts support within a multistate territory. Aarsvold will also work with dealer sales teams and their customers to demonstrate, promote and support Takeuchi’s compact equipment product line. He will collaborate with other associates to develop and implement new product road maps and discover new opportunities within the construction equipment market segment.
A North Dakota native, Aarsvold holds a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture from North Dakota State University where he was also a member of the Agronomy Club. Aarsvold then worked on his family’s farm in Eastern North Dakota, operating and maintaining equipment.
Aarsvold then transitioned into a role as a regional manager for the Association of Equipment Distributors (AED) in Chicago, where he was responsible for a territory of approximately 115 off-highway equipment distributors. There, Aarsvold allocated resources to best support dealer business growth through regular communication and in-person travel to dealer locations throughout his territory. He also led AED’s Emerging Leaders Council which consisted of around 50 future owners and executives of AED member organizations to create a valuable peer network.
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