My client is a leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty vehicles and bodies reporting in four primary business groups: Access Equipment, Defense, Fire & Emergency and Commercial. In fiscal 2007, they reached $6.3 billion in sales and delivered an 11th consecutive year of improving financial results. My client is a global enterprise that, since 1996, has driven a compound annual growth rate for revenues of approximately 23 percent*. This financial performance is the result of the company's diversified business model and focused growth strategies. They are: commercializing through acquisition, leading in production innovation and embracing lean manufacturing principles. Founded in the early 1900's they are now a global organization employing over 14,000 worldwide.