RSC Appoints Midwest Region VP

Rental Service Corporation (RSC) has named Kevin O'Brien as region vice president of its Midwest region of rental locations.

O'Brien will oversee all RSC operations in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska as well as Arkansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and North Dakota. He will

O'Brien began his career in public accounting after earning a bachelor's degree in business administration and accounting from the University of Kansas. He practiced as a CPA for seven years.

After joining M.J. Struckel in 1997, O'Brien remained with M.J. Struckel as it was acquired by RSC in 1998. He then served as a general manager for RSC from 1998 through 2000 before accepting a position as district manager for RSC and held this position until 2002. In April of 2002, O'Brien was appointed to the Midwest region controller position.

"Kevin brings strong operational experience along with bottom-line financial skills to our Midwest organization," said RSC President and CEO Freek Nijdam. "In this new leadership role, he is in a position to fully engage in the opportunity to improve the value that our Midwest locations bring to customers."

RSC (www.rentalservice.com ) is a company within the Atlas Copco Group and fulfills the rental and sales demands of the construction, industrial/petrochemical, man-ufacturing, government, and homeowner markets in the United States, Canada and Mexico.