NEWS RELEASE

West Salem, Ohio –American Augers is pleased to announce that Charlie Cunningham has joined the company in the position of Sales Territory Manager for the Northeastern region of the United States.

Cunningham joins American Augers from Astec Underground, which he joined in 2005.  In addition to his responsibilities with the American Augers and American Directional Drill brands Cunningham will continue to represent the Astec Underground manufactured line of Trencor products and the EarthPro Geothermal drilling equipment.

Cunningham’s sales territory will include: Connecticut, Illinois (South of I-80), Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia

Cunningham began his distinguished career in 1993 where he held various sales, training, and field positions with the Tennessee Farmers CO-OP until 1999. He followed those positions with roles as a sales and marketing manager for Dale Carnegie Training and as a sales consultant for Mercedes Benz USA.

Cunningham will begin his position immediately and can be reached at (865) 607-0455 or ccunningham@astecunderground.com. Cunningham currently resides in Marysville, Tennessee.

Contact:    Rob Foster: Marketing Manager