REV Group said it has promoted from within to fill the role of vice president and general manager of its Midwest Automotive Designs, part of the company’s recreation group.
Brian Stout has worked in various operational roles at Midwest for the past 10 years, serving as director of operations for the last three years. He will report to Mike Lanciotti, president, REV Recreation Segment.
Midwest Automotive Designs introduced the Sprinter luxury van in 2001 and is now one of the most respected names in Sprinter van custom conversions, the REV Group said.
Since joining Midwest in 2012, Stout has overseen four plant relocations while ensuring minimum downtime and a quick production ramp-up in the new facilities. As director of operations, Stout has helped to increase production from five vans per week to highs of 40 vans per week, the company said.
Prior to joining Midwest, Stout was operations manager at Agile Vehicles where he developed custom marketing vehicles for global brands including Red Bull.
“Brian has been integral to Midwest’s growth, helping to increase production levels and identifying opportunities for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness,” said Lanciotti. “His tremendous impact on the success of the business made him the ideal candidate to assume the leadership role, and we look forward to what he achieves as the VP/GM of Midwest Automotive Designs.”
