Milestone Equipment Holdings, a lessor of a diverse fleet of approximately 110,000 trailers, chassis and domestic shipping containers nationwide, announced the addition of Brent Russell as Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. In this new executive position, Russell will report directly to Ralph Western, Chief Executive Officer.

“We are excited to add Brent to our executive team,” said Western. “He has strong experience in the trailer and chassis space, with a focus on growth, operational excellence and building high-performing teams. As CCO, Brent’s expertise will be invaluable in helping us continue to grow and evolve our commercial teams to deliver the most flexible, comprehensive solutions in our industry with world-class service.”

Prior to joining Milestone, Russell had a 35-year track record of success in sales, operations, negotiations, business development, management and leadership. This extensive experience has been primarily with national transportation equipment leasing and finance companies, most recently in key senior executive roles.

Russell earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina.