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Stephen Metzger, PhD., Managing Director, International Market Solutions, LLC, and Sr. Editorial Advisor, Industrial Utility Vehicle & Mobile Equipment Magazine: "Near Term Trends and Outlook for the Industrial/Utility & Mobile Equipment Industry"
Topic Info:
Despite the wide range of products that are encompassed in the industrial/utility vehicle and mobile equipment industry, virtually all segments are driven by business investment and a growing market in the public sector for green products. The outlook will address these factors in detail, in the context of an economy which is beset by many uncertainties and searching for a firm footing on the road recovery and possible expansion.
About Stephen Metzger:
Stephen Metzger is Managing Director of International Market Solutions, a management consulting firm, whose prime focus is putting companies into the international market arena on a cost-efficient basis.
Mr. Metzger is also Principal of International Competitive Assessments (ICA), the market research arm of IMS, which he founded in 1980. ICA has undertaken extensive market research and consulting assignments covering a broad range of products and markets over the firm’s 25-year history.
Mr. Metzger and his staff and associates have produced three ground-breaking studies of small, task-oriented vehicle market in the United States since 2000 and devote most of their efforts to this rapidly emerging area. Mr. Metzger, an economist by background, in addition to his full time consulting work, is adjunct professor of business and economics at Iona College and Mercy College, both located in Westchester County, New York. Mr. Metzger is also Sr. Editorial Advisor for Industrial Utility Vehicle & Mobile Equipment Magazine and contributes on a regular basis.