John Resnik named CEO of B12 Transportation Group; Mark Radosevich named CFO; William Sprague to director of HR and special projects
LAWRENCE, KAN. — John Resnik was named CEO of B12 Transportation Group, a PE-backed, transportation-focused holding company comprised of two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Diamond Acquisition, LLC – formerly Diamond Coach (Oswego, KS), a manufacturer of medium-sized composite buses, and Brown Industries, LLC (Lawrence, KS/Henderson, CO), a manufacturer of van bodies, rail equipment and specialty vehicles.
Resnik comes to B12 Transportation Group with over 25 years’ experience in vehicle manufacturing. Originally from central Kansas, Resnik has been CEO, CFO and COO of a number of entities, including three in the vehicle upfitting industry at the manufacturing level and one at the dealer level. His experience set includes leadership roles with ElDorado National, Champion Bus, Goshen Coach and Master’s Transportation.
Since joining B12 Transportation Group in July 2018, Resnik has implemented a new business structure at Brown Industries, consisting of three separate business units – van body, rail and trolley.
Mark Radosevich joined B12 Transportation Group’s executive leadership team in July 2018, bringing extensive experience leading administration, financial and IT operations. Radosevich directs a shared services team across three locations and manages all financial operations for the holding company and subsidiary manufacturing businesses.
Radosevich previously served as vice president of finance & administration for Innovest Holdings and Subs, a Kansas-based holding company whose portfolio companies include RBC Medical Innovations, a developer and manufacturer of medical devices within electromechanical and electro-energy sectors, and Energize Medical, LLC, the owner and licensor of intellectual property.
William Sprague, director of HR and special projects, joined B12 Transportation Group in May 2019. Sprague brings more than 40 years of human resources and operations experience in the private and public sectors with an emphasis in the manufacturing sector. Sprague has additionally served local government as city commissioner and mayor of Lapeer, Mich.
Brown Cargo Van was established in 1946 and developed the first dry freight cargo van made out of aluminum by any manufacturer. Brown Cargo Van was purchased in 2007 and the name changed to Brown Industries, LLC. In 2011, Brown created the rail division, which includes seven unique products to fill the MOW (maintenance of way) market.
Today, Brown Industries builds top quality van bodies, trailers, rail equipment, trolleys and custom vehicles for customers throughout North America. Brown Industries has manufactured equipment for the emergency management, law enforcement and mobile medical markets, as well as custom equipment for airport catering and windshield distribution.