Team

Senior Vice President and Executive Committee member for Sammons Enterprises, Inc., Darron Ash has been with Sammons since 2006. Darron joined the company with 17 years of experience in the public accounting, private equity, consumer products manufacturing, and professional services industries.

He served as Chief Financial Officer for Sammons Enterprises, Inc. for nine years prior to accepting the role of President and Chief Executive Officer for Sammons Industrial, Inc., the company's wholly-owned, Industrial Investments holding company. Darron has been a member of the Executive Committee and the Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Board since 2015.

Derek Claybrook serves as Chief Financial Officer for Sammons Industrial. In addition to his financial responsibilities, Derek has had responsibility for information technology, shared services, and facilities for this leading materials handling organization.

Derek began his career with Arthur Andersen, gaining four years of public accounting experience while based in Houston. He joined Sammons in June 2003 and held various positions in the finance department including Controller and Director, Financial Planning & Analysis.

In addition to his financial responsibilities, Amando is the primary liaison with Briggs Mexico operation, and supports the business with Strategic Initiatives.

Prior to joining Briggs International in September 2012, Amando started his career at PWC and he has held various positions in Finance, Operations, and Supply Chain in Mexico (Ternium) and US (Ternium & Owens Corning).

Amando holds an MBA and a BBA in Accounting from Monterrey Institute of Technology.

Jeff Lankford has served as the Director of Tax & Treasury since June 2020. Jeff joined Sammons in 2009 and has held different tax roles throughout the organization, including Director of Tax & Treasury with Briggs Equipment.

Jeff began his career with Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young, gaining four years of public accounting experience while based in Dallas. He is a CPA and holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Texas at Arlington

Danielle Behar is the Business Development Manager for Sammons Industrial. Danielle is responsible for the evaluation and execution of acquisition opportunities in the material handling, equipment rental and broader industrials sectors.

Danielle has over a decade of experience in mergers and acquisitions, finance and management consulting. She previously help positions at The Boston Consulting Group, BP, and Anadarko Petroleum.

She has a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematical Economic Analysis and Managerial Studies from Rice University, and a Master of Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.