INDUSTRY NEWS
Welcome to the Family
Johnston Sweepers, a BUCHER company, proudly announces the hiring
of three new employees: Erik Vichill, Matt Starnes, and Tim Kennedy.
ohnston Sweepers wel-
comes Erik Vichill as
the company’s North
Eastern Region Sales
Manager. In this role,
Erik is based in Cleveland,
Ohio and if fully responsi-
ble for the company’s growth
initiatives and providing sup-
port for our dealer partners
in the North Eastern part of
the United States.
Erik replaces Bill Ackendorf
who officially retired on Jan-
uary 31, 2019. We thank Bill
for his many years of con-
tributions and service in the
sweeping industry.
Erik comes to Johnston
with over 20 years of sales
and sales management expe-
rience. He was the Regional
Sales Manager at Equipment
Technologies LLC, an in-
ternational manufacturer of
aerial lifts. Prior to that Erik
was with the Tennant Com-
pany, an international man-
ufacturer of industrial floor
maintenance
equipment
as the Great Lakes Region
Manager and then the Area
Sales Director role.
Based out of our Moores-
ville, NC headquarters, Matt
Starnes takes on the role of
Johnston Sweepers’ Product
Marketing Manager. Matt
is passionate about build-
ing and marketing products
that customers love. His last
adventure was as a Digital
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Marketing Manager at the
Leading Results agency in
Concord, NC.
Matt began his career in ra-
dio as a writer, producer, DJ,
host and promotions guru; all
skills he still uses to some ca-
pacity today. “I’m excited to
provide sales and marketing
support to the internal clients
and the Dealer Network,” says
Matt. When Matt isn’t work-
ing he also enjoys podcasting,
volunteering and spending
time with his wife and family.
Tim Kennedy is also based
out of our Mooresville, head-
quarters and joins the Op-
erations Team as our new
Production Manager. Tim
was formerly a Senior Pro-
duction Planner with Ned-
erman Manufacturing and
Logistics. Prior to that Tim
held roles with high volume
manufacturers as a Supervi-
sor and Superintendent.
“I like the product we
stand behind here so far, and
the people have been great,”
says Tim. He and his wife are
expecting their first child in
February. When not working
Tim has liked to fish and fol-
low baseball, which he played
in college. Tim and his wife
just had a baby boy, so his
hobbies may have changed…
Congrats Tim!
Welcome aboard new em-
ployees!
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Erik Vichill
Matt Starnes
1.800.210.5923