ICII Hires New Latin American Sales Manager

To: Irrigation Components International Customers and Suppliers
From: John McCabe
Date: February 23, 2012

Subject: Latin American Sales Manager

I am happy to announce the appointment of Ing. Roberto Hegel Castellanos as our new Latin American Sales Manager. Roberto will be based out of Leon, Mexico. His responsibilities are to continue our growth plan into Mexico, Central and South America. Roberto has over 25 years experience in the irrigation industry. This experience includes working for AMANCO (manufacturers of PVC pipe and fittings), Senninger Irrigation and managing farming operations. During this time he has worked with the different irrigation technologies (Pivot, Drip and Solid Set). This diverse background and agricultural engineering experience will be a benefit to our current and future customer base.

After completing the orientation period, Roberto will be contacting our existing customers in the region. ICII’s growth objectives include a Mexican Branch Operation in a centrally located distribution point where inventory will be maintained. This will give our customers the lowest in country pricing available and quicker delivery times. Currently product is being shipped from our various regional warehouse including the Amarillo, Texas branch. The freight savings to our dealers will be significant and increase the demand pull from this region.

Irrigation Components International has made a commitment to increase our technical and commercial presence into the Latin American Market. Roberto is very excited about his new challenge and ICII is excited in welcoming him on board.

Sincerely yours,

John McCabe
President
Irrigation Components International Inc.

January 30, 2012

To: Irrigation Components International Dealers and Distributors

From: John McCabe

Subject: Appointment of Mr. Stephen J. Risley as our Great Lakes Regional Manager

I am pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Stephen Risley as our Great Lakes Regional Manager. Stephen has been involved in irrigation since his teenage years, working in the landscaping and turf side of the industry. More recently, he spent the last ten years working with Rain Bird Corporation and a pump station manufacturer. At Rain Bird, his responsibilities included working in both their Domestic and International divisions. Stephen holds several Irrigation Association Certifications.

Stephen will be responsible for regional sales and managing our Great Lakes Branch in Yorkville, Illinois. This region includes Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. We have made a significant investment in staff and inventory to support sales in this region. Our “cut to length” wire cutting operation has proved to be a great service to our customers. Stephen and his assistant Luke Hallman will expand our customer base and the sales of power transmission products, Seametrics flowmeters, Hydrus irrigation controls, tires/wheels and accessories.

As part of his orientation, Stephen has spent several weeks working with our branch operations in the Southeast (Daphne, Alabama) and Southwest (Amarillo, Texas) regions. In the next few weeks, Stephen and our North American Sales Manager, Mr. Bob Knapp will be traveling the Great Lakes territory. Stephen is really looking forward to personally meeting our customers. I know you will join me to welcome Stephen to the ICII Group.

Sincerely yours,

John McCabe
President
Irrigation Components International

July 11, 2011

To: Irrigation Components International Clients, Suppliers and Colleagues
From: John McCabe

Subject: North American Sales Manager

I am extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Robert (Bob) Knapp as our North American Sales Manager. Bob has spent the last twenty five years in senior positions with John Deere both as an employee and with top John Deere distributors. As part of Irrigation Components International‘s Domestic “Invasion Plan”, we have opened 3 wholly owned regional parts depots or branches. These locations are in Daphne, Alabama, Yorkville, Illinois and Amarillo, Texas. Bob will be charged with leading and fostering a team environment that successfully executes our branch operational plans. His strong leadership abilities will allow him to motivate, coach and mentor our sales and branch office staff. It is our plan to continue identifying additional regions within the USA and Canada for expansion. Bob will be charged with locating additional areas of potential growth and recruiting top personnel to staff these branches. The overall strategy is to improve our position in the North American market.

Bob will be working closely with Adam and me in consolidating and implementing our domestic strategic plans. His analytical skills, experience in developing and maintaining customer and supplier relationships will allow for implementation of our long term goals. Please join Adam and me in welcoming Bob to the ICII team!

Sincerely yours,

John McCabe
President
Irrigation Components International

May 26, 2011

To: Irrigation Components Internationals Customers and Suppliers
From: John McCabe

I am pleased to advise you of some staff additions at our corporate office in Daphne Alabama. This is due to our continued expansion into the U.S. domestic and international markets and our Hydrus Controls Division experiencing significant increases in demand for electrical finished goods (collector rings, main panels, tower control panels. etc).

Mrs. Tammy Haisten is rejoining Irrigation Components International (ICII) Sales and Administration team. Tammy worked for ICII for 11 years before moving out of the area. Tammy has vast experience in international sales administration, preparation and negotiation of international letters or credit and export documentation. Her accounting background will allow her to assist our Controller as needed. Tammy will be working closely with Mrs. Mary Ann Givens assisting in delivering exceptional customer service. We are excited to having Tammy back on the ICII team.

Mr. Mickey Loehr has joined the ICII Hydrus Controls team. He has a background in the industrial electrical field with experience in electrical wiring, maintenance, troubleshooting and VFD motor controls. Mickey will be assisting the Hydrus Controls manager, Mr. Chris Girdwood and our shop supervisor, Mrs. Cheryl Drake.

The addition of these highly qualified individuals reflects ICII’s commitment to attaining the highest customer service available. Both Tammy and Mickey look forward to being of service to you in the near future.

Sincerely yours,

John McCabe
President
Irrigation Components International

I am very happy to announce the appointment of Mr. Caleb Reeves as our Sales and Marketing Administrator. Caleb is a recent graduate of Troy State University. During his high school and college days, Caleb worked part time in our Hydrus Controls shop. As a part time employee, we noticed his hard work and personal ethics. After his graduation, Irrigation Components created the Sales & Marketing position to utilize Caleb’s talents.

During his orientation, Caleb will be working in all facets of the business, starting with the Shipping and Receiving Department. Later he will travel with our domestic Regional Sales Managers and Product Managers to better understand our customer base and product line. Later, he will be in assisting our Domestic and international sales staff in developing marketing information on emerging markets.

We are looking forward to Caleb developing the skills and experience needed to support our customers and suppliers as we expand our product base.

Sincerely yours,

John McCabe
President
Irrigation Components International

September 7, 2010

To: Irrigation Component International Customers and Suppliers
From: John McCabe

Subject: Irrigation Components International / Southwest Branch

I am very pleased to confirm Irrigation Components will be opening our Southwest Branch in Amarillo, Texas. Mr. Marty Hughes has been appointed the Southwest Regional Manager responsible for all sales and branch activity for this strategically important operation. Marty has a long and extensive background in center pivot irrigation. He has worked in sales and service at the dealer level. In addition, he has managed a major regional center pivot parts distribution depot in Texas for 8 years.

Irrigation Components has had a presence in the Southwest for many years. In the past, product has been drop shipped to our dealers from our factories or other branch operations. We feel the time has come for us to have our stock closer to the point of sale. This will lower the freight cost and delivery time to our dealers. The Southwest Branch will allow us to better coordinate and complement our efforts in Mexico as well. We will be stocking our core product lines in Amarillo. This will include gear boxes, gearmotors, tower boxes, main panels, collector rings, conversion kits, tire and wheel assemblies, flowmeters and electrical spare parts. In addition, the Amarillo location will have a new cut to length wire and cable capabilities. We will be stocking Paige/Southwire direct burial, SureSeal and span/motor lead cable in bulk reels. This gives us the capability of cutting any of these items to custom lengths.

Irrigation Components International is making a commitment to our customers in this region. Marty and the rest of the Irrigation Components International team are excited about our new operation in Amarillo.

Sincerely yours,

John McCabe
President
Irrigation Components International