New COO named at Stafford

Stafford has selected Ed McHale to be the company's chief operating of. cer. McHale will be based out of the Raleigh, NC branch and is responsible for overseeing the establishment of common procedures and practices across all 11 Stafford locations.

McHale had been serving as vice president of operations for Stafford's Ashland and Roanoke, VA locations. Prior to that, he spent 19 years in both the rental and distribution sides of the equipment business, including positions as district manager for a national rental company and operations manager for two Caterpillar dealerships.