Class: 2016 Age: 32 Company: H&E Equipment Services
Wilkey has successfully and profitably turned around underperforming stores that were not doing well, as well as opened new branches in new areas.
Education: B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Professional accomplishments: Helped grow a start-up’s customer base to be able to support a growth in rental fleet from $5 million original equipment cost to approximately $50 million at 75-percent time utilization. Turned around a branch in order to increase profit before tax by 400 percent.
Of the clock: Anything outdoors, including riding motorcycles, hiking, snowboarding, and traveling.
Favorite book: “Dale Carnegie’s ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’ has made a big impact on my life. I try to apply the lessons learned daily in both the workplace and at home.”
Extracurricular: Relay for Life, and donating time and resources to charitable organizations such as Rotary, Native Sons of the Golden West.
