Rev Group has promoted Brian Stout to vice president and general manager of Midwest Automotive Designs, LLC effective immediately.
Stout has worked in various operational roles at Midwest Automotive Designs for the past 10 years, serving as the director of operations for the last three years. He will report to Mike Lanciotti, president, Rev Recreation Group.
“Brian has been integral to Midwest’s growth, helping to increase production levels and identifying opportunities for improvement in efficiency and effectiveness,” Lanciotti said. “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.”
Since joining Midwest Automotive Designs in 2012, Stout has overseen four plant relocations while ensuring minimum downtime and a quick production ramp-up in the new facilities, Rev Group said.
As director of operations, Stout has helped to increase production from five vans per week to highs of 40 vans per week. Rev Group said Wednesday the Midwest Automotive Designs brand grew at 16% in the 12-month period ending June 30.
Prior to joining Midwest, Stout was operations manager at Agile Vehicles, where he developed custom marketing vehicles for global brands including Red Bull.
