posted on February 23, 2015 08:00
San Antonio, Texas (February 23, 2015) – HOLT CAT® , the Caterpillar® Equipment and Engine dealer for 118 counties in Texas, has appointed Evan Creson Vice President of Sales for its Machine Division.
In his new role, Creson will lead all HOLT CAT machine sales for its Southern Region, which includes San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. This includes sales of loaders, dozers, excavators, scrapers, compactors, skid steers, and other Cat® machines for a wide range of applications, from construction and mining to paving and landscaping.
Creson brings more than 15 years of experience working in a variety of roles with Caterpillar Inc. and the Cat global dealer network. Most recently he served as president of GECOLSA,a leading Cat dealer based in Bogota, Colombia.
Creson, a North Carolina native, earned a bachelor degree in economics from Appalachian State University. He began his career as a diesel technician in the U.S. Army Reserve.
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.