ORLANDO, Fla., Aug. 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Gencor Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:GENC) is pleased to announce that at a recent meeting of the Board of Directors, Mr. Dennis Hunt was elected to the position of Senior Vice President over Sales and Marketing.
Mr. Hunt joined Gencor in January 2005 as Vice President and was responsible for developing and strengthening relations with customers. He also led efforts to aid producers in reducing energy costs during this time of soaring energy prices. "Mr. Dennis Hunt has done an outstanding job of creating a nationwide awareness in the Roadbuilding industry of the importance of energy conservation and good practices in the operation of asphalt plants, showing operators how to reduce energy consumption, improve the quality of hot mix asphalt for our highways, extend the life of the plant equipment, and significantly reduce the environmental impact of asphalt plants," said Marc G. Elliott, President of Gencor Industries. "Dennis has been addressing plant production and energy conservation issues, as well as the introduction of Warm Mix Asphalt, with the passion of a 'True Green Missionary...'," continued Marc Elliott.
Prior to coming to Gencor, Mr. Hunt served as Vice President of Asphalt and Readymix Operations for Vulcan Materials Company, Western Division, with headquarters in Los Angeles, and was a principal and officer with Industrial Asphalt Corp.-Calmat. He also has served as Chairman of the Northern California Asphalt Producers Association. Mr. Hunt's grandfather, Wallace E. Hunt Sr., founded Industrial Asphalt in 1941, and the Hunt family built Industrial Asphalt into one of the largest producers of hotmix asphalt in the United States. He brings to Gencor over 30 years of experience in all-around operations, sales, and management -- all areas related to Gencor's core business and markets. Mr. Hunt received his BS at the University of San Francisco, and his MBA from California State University. Mr. Hunt and his family will be relocating to Orlando, Florida.