Meet Our Newest Team Members
At Hyundai Material Handling, we’re constantly searching for – and finding – great talent to help support our dealer network and bring our dealers and their customers all the global resources Hyundai makes available.
We’re proud to introduce you to our newest team members:
Virginia Keagle
Virginia joins us as our new Marketing Administrative Assistant. She brings over 15 years of administrative and executive support experience across a wide range of industries, including telecom, healthcare, nonprofit, and tech. She has previously supported organizations such as Verizon, Avanos Medical, and Habitat for Humanity International.
Virginia’s strong background in executive support, event coordination, travel logistics, and cross-department communication will serve our team well.
Virginia has been an avid fisherman for over twenty years, and fishing is her passion. She can be found freshwater fishing in western North Carolina or in saltwater in Charleston. She has appeared in the Fisherman’s Post displaying some of her larger catches.
Nick Gaines
Nick joins us as a Senior Sales Manager and brings years of dedicated and demonstrated experience in material handling. He has a strong background in logistics and supply chains, and his many skills include negotiation, business planning, analytics, sales, and customer satisfaction. He is graduate of Texas Tech University with a degree in finance.
On a personal note, Nick has been married to his wife Jennifer for 23 years. She has a PhD in microbiology. Their daughter is into “everything cheer related” and Nick spends a good deal of this time taking her to varsity cheer events. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing, golf, and time spent in the mountains or on a beach.
Evan Lindstrand
Evan joins us as Dealer Development Senior Manager bringing Hyundai over 12 years of experience in dealer development and sales and financial operations at Mitsubishi Logisnext. His background also includes 15 years of experience with OEM finance, sales operations, financial benchmarking, and dealer development for Navistar/International Motors.
A true operations professional, Evans has led, developed, and executed distribution strategies for North America and internationally. He brings us a unique ability to build relationships across company disciplines to accomplish our strategic vision.
Evan is married with two daughters and a dog, Luna. He enjoys traveling, hanging out with friends at a Cubs game, and playing golf.
Vince Kennedy
Vince joins Hyundai as our new Operational Excellence Training Manager. Vince brings over 15 years of leadership experience in the modular building, material handling, and construction equipment rental industries. Over his career, he has played leadership roles in sales, service, parts, warranty, and branch management with companies like Williams Scotsman, Briggs Equipment, and SitePro Rentals.
In his role with Hyundai, Vince will focus on enhancing operational SOPs, improving internal processes, strengthening cross-department collaboration, and supporting dealer onboarding and training.