Larsgaard Named Pres/CEO Of ND Implement Dealers Association

The North Dakota Implement Dealers Association (NDIDA) recently named Matthew Larsgaard president/CEO of the association. He was also named president of the Automobile Dealers Association of North Dakota (ADAND). He became president/CEO of the two jointly managed organizations after the previous president/CEO, Robert Lamp, retired in June.

Larsgaard grew up on a farm near Northwood, ND. He attended Mayville State College, earning a Bachelor of Science Degree with double majors in Business Administration and Computer Information Systems. He was the Inventory Control Manager for a North Dakota heavy truck dealership before beginning a 12-month tour of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom as part of his nine year career in the North Dakota Army National Guard. While in the military, he served as a construction engineer, an electrician and a military policeman, as well as in various leadership capacities. He also received his MBA from the University of North Dakota and graduated in December 2006.

As president/CEO, Larsgaard is responsible for overall corporate management of NDIDA and ADAND, including dealer, industry, and government relations and long-range strategic planning. In addition, he will serve as president/CEO of the two associations’ for-profit subsidiary, Association Services Inc. (ASI), and administrative manager of the North Dakota Automobile and Implement Dealers associations’ Health Care Trust.

NDIDA and ADAND have been jointly managed for more than 60 years and are headquartered in Fargo, ND.