With 18 years experience in heavy equipment, Anderson is both a certified public accountant and certified equipment manager. He began his career with global accounting and consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers and recently held an executive position at Maxim Crane Works.

Anderson, said, "I am looking forward to working with Wheco’s employees, customers and stakeholders to advance our industry priorities develop initiatives and strategic partnerships essential for success. This is an exciting opportunity for me personally. I am looking forward to providing industry leading heavy equipment repair solutions for our world-class customers."

Wheco has five repair facilities located in Seattle, Richland, Santa Fe Springs Houston and Aiken, as well as a rebuild centre on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.