Class: 2025
Age: 34
Company: Yanmar Compact Equipment
Website: YanmarCE.com
Tom works with Yanmar dealers across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of the United States, as well as Canada. He encourages field experiences so that everyone within a dealership can see how their customers, the end user, interacts with the equipment.
“Tom thrives on gaining firsthand experience in all aspects of his role,” says John Jordan, president, Hawkins-Graves. “Whether in meetings or in the field, he is eager to operate equipment and view challenges through an operator’s perspective, offering unique insights and actionable recommendations.”
Education: MBA, Norwich University
Professional accomplishments: Executing the strategic realignment of Yanmar and ASV dealers within his area.
Off the clock: Hunting and restoring antique farm tractors
Favorite movie: “Field of Lost Shoes”
Extracurricular: Farm Rescue, helping farmers who have experienced a major injury, illness, or natural disaster.
Fun fact: Tom is restoring his 1800s Jefferson County, West Virginia, historic landmark farm house, 1912 barn, and 1799 smokehouse.
