H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Chief Executive Officer
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Management Team

Bradley W. Barber has served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since January 2021. From January 2019 to January 2021, Mr. Barber served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of the Company. Mr. Barber previously served as Chief Operating Officer and President of the Company from November 2012 until January 2019. From June 2008 until then, Mr. Barber served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Barber was previously the company's Executive Vice President and General Manager, positions he held since November 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Barber served as Vice President, Rental Operations from February 2003 to November 2005 of H&E LLC. Mr. Barber served as Director of Rental Operations for H&E LLC and Head & Engquist from March 1998 to February 2003. Before joining Head & Engquist in March 1998, Mr. Barber worked in both outside sales and branch management for a regional equipment company.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
• Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Bruce C. Bruckmann has been a Director of the Company since its formation in September 2005. He served as a Director of H&E LLC from its formation in June 2002 until its merger with and into the Company in February 2006. Mr. Bruckmann served as a director of both of the Company's predecessor companies, Head & Engquist and ICM. Mr. Bruckmann is a founder and has been a Managing Director of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., Inc. since its formation in 1995. He served as an officer of Citicorp Venture Capital Ltd. from 1983 through 1994. Prior to joining Citicorp Venture Capital, Mr. Bruckmann was an associate at the New York law firm of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler. Mr. Bruckmann served as a director of MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. from 2002 to February 2015, as a director of TownSports International, Inc. from 1996 to April 2015 and as a director of Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. from 2004 to October 2023. Mr. Bruckmann has served as a director of Mohawk Industries, Inc. since 1992. Mr. Bruckmann previously served as a director of AmerisourceBergen, California Pizza Kitchen, Chromcraft Revington and Cort Business Services. Mr. Bruckmann also currently serves as a director of a private company. Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Job Titles:

• Lead Independent Director
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors

Gary W. Bagley was appointed as Lead Independent Director in May 2023 and has served as a Director of the Company since the formation of the Company in September 2005. From September 2005 to December 31, 2018, Mr. Bagley served as Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Bagley served as President of ICM Equipment Company L.L.C. ("ICM") since 1996 and Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until ICM merged with and into H&E LLC in June 2002, when he became executive Chairman and a Director of H&E LLC. He retired as an executive of H&E LLC in 2004. Prior to 1996, he held various positions at ICM, including Salesman, Sales Manager and General Manager. Mr. Bagley also served as Vice President of Wheeler Machinery Co. Since our acquisition of Eagle High Reach Equipment, LLC and Eagle High Reach Equipment, Inc. in February 2006, Mr. Bagley has served as a manager and director, respectively, of Eagle High Reach Equipment, LLC (now H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC) and Eagle High Reach Equipment, Inc. (now H&E California Holding, Inc.). Previously, Mr. Bagley served as interim Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Eagle High Reach Equipment, Inc. from February 2004 to February 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Eagle High Reach Equipment, LLC from December 2004 to February 2006. Mr. Bagley has served in the past on a number of dealer advisory boards and industry association boards. Mr. Bagley currently serves as owner and manager of Bagley Family Investments, DBA Cougar Ridge Lodge, located in Torrey, Utah. Member of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Committee

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
• Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Jacob Thomas has been a Director of the Company since September 2022. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Grain & Protein Technologies. He recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of The Carlstar Group LLC from 2018 until March of 2024. Mr. Thomas previously served as Group President, Engine Mobile Filtration and Executive Officer of CLARCOR, from 2015 to 2018, President, Diaphragm and Dosing Pumps Group, of IDEX Corporation, from 2014 to 2015, and President, Latin America, and Senior Vice President, Global Marketing and Product Development, of Terex Corporation, from 2007 to 2014. Mr. Thomas received his Master of Business Administration in Finance and Marketing from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The Ohio State University, and his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology. Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Job Titles:

• Chief Operating Officer
• Executive Chairman of the Board
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Management Team
• President

John McDowell Engquist serves as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective January 2021. Mr. Engquist, 41, joined the company in June 2002 and has been employed in several job capacities, including Sales Representative, Branch Manager, Regional and Senior Regional Vice President and most recently as the Company's Executive Vice President, a position he held since January 2018. Mr. Engquist received his B.S. from Louisiana State University. John M. Engquist was appointed Executive Chairman of the Board on January 1, 2019. Previously, Mr. Engquist served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since its formation in September 2005. Mr. Engquist served as President of the Company since its formation in September 2005 until November 2, 2012. He had served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of H&E LLC from its formation in June 2002 until its merger with and into the Company in February 2006. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Head & Engquist Equipment, LLC ("Head and Engquist") from 1990 and director of Gulf Wide Industries, LLC ("Gulf Wide") from 1995, both predecessor companies of H&E LLC. From 1975 to 1990, he held various operational positions at Head & Engquist, starting as a mechanic's helper. Mr. Engquist serves as a director on the boards of a number of private companies. He also serves on the Leadership Council of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Engquist also serves on the Board of Directors and Finance Committee of Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Engquist also serves on the Board of Directors of Mohawk Industries, Inc., based in Calhoun, Georgia. Mr. Engquist owns 75% of the membership interest in Old Towne Development Group, L.L.C. and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Managers. Mr. Engquist is a former board member of Baton Rouge Business Bank and Cajun Constructors, Inc.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Compensation Committee
• Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
• Compensation Committee / Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee

Lawrence C. Karlson has been a Director of the Company since its formation in September 2005. He had served as a Director of H&E LLC from its formation in June 2002 until its merger with and into the Company in February 2006. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of Berwind Financial Corporation from 2001 to 2004. Mr. Karlson also previously served as Chairman of Spectra-Physics AB and President and CEO of Pharos AB. He served as a director of CDI Corporation from 1989 to September 2017. Previously he was Chairman and a director of Mikron Infrared, Inc. and served as a director of the Campbell Soup Company from 2009 to November 2015. Mr. Karlson currently serves as a board member of several private companies. Mr. Karlson is the author of Corporate Value Creation, published by John Wiley & Sons. Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee Member of the Compensation Committee

Job Titles:

• Chief Financial Officer
• Member of the Management Team
• Secretary

Leslie S. Magee has served as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company since its formation in September 2005. Ms. Magee served as Acting Chief Financial Officer of H&E LLC from December 2004 through August 2005, at which time she was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. She continued as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary until H&E LLC's merger with and into the Company. Previously, Ms. Magee served as Corporate Controller for H&E LLC and Head & Engquist. Prior to joining Head & Engquist in 1995, Ms. Magee spent five years working for Hawthorn, Waymouth & Carroll, L.L.P, an accounting firm based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Ms. Magee is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Audit Committee

Mary P. Thompson has been a Director of the Company since May 2021. Ms. Thompson previously served on the Board from September 2019 to March 2021. Ms. Thompson serves as President of Titan Technologies, Inc. and has served as a consultant at Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., a private equity firm, since 2019. Ms. Thompson previously served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Taronis Fuels, Inc. from November 2020 to December 2020 and from April 2021 to February 2022 and as a director of Taronis during December 2020 and April 2021. Ms. Thompson previously served as the Senior Vice President of Finance of MWI Animal Health Division of AmerisourceBergen Inc. from February 2015 to October 2018, and the Chief Financial Officer of MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. from June 2002 to February 2015. In addition, Ms. Thompson served as a board member of Winc, Inc. from May 2021 to August 2023 and Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. from July 2022 to October 2023. Idaho Governor, Brad Little, appointed Ms. Thompson on July 13, 2023 to the Idaho Endowment Fund Investment Board.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Compensation Committee
• Audit Committee / Compensation Committee

Patrick L. Edsell has served as a Director of the Company since May 2011. Mr. Edsell has over 20 years of executive experience and over 20 years of board experience. He previously served as acting Chief Financial Officer, on a part-time basis, for SpectraSensors, Inc. from 2008 to 2010 and as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Avanex Corporation from 2007 to 2008. He was Chief Executive Officer of NP Photonics, Inc. from 2004 to 2007 and Gigabit Optics Corporation from 2002 to 2004. Prior to that, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Spectra Physics, Inc. from 1997 to 2002 and President of Spectra-Physics Lasers and Optics Group from 1990 to 1997. Mr. Edsell was Chief Financial Officer of Pharos AB from 1984 to 1991 and Vice President, Finance of GP Technologies from 1982 to 1984. He was a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Captiva Software Systems from 2001 to 2005 and Chairman from 2004 to 2005. Prior to that, he was a director of FLIR Systems, Inc. in 1998 and 1999. He currently serves as a director of a private company.

Job Titles:

• Chairman of the Compensation Committee
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Compensation Committee

Paul N. Arnold has been a Director of the Company since November 2006. Mr. Arnold served as a director of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. from April 1997 through March 2015 and served as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors from May 2006 until February 2009. Mr. Arnold served as Chief Executive Officer of CORT Business Services, Inc., acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 2000, from 1992 until June 2012. From 1992 to 2000, Mr. Arnold also served as President and as a director of CORT Business Services. Prior to 1992, Mr. Arnold held various positions over a twenty-four year period within CORT Furniture Rental, a division of Mohasco Industries, Inc. Chair of the Compensation Committee Member of the Compensation Committee Member of the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Committee

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Audit Committee

Suzanne H. Wood has been a Director of the Company since March 2023. Ms. Wood previously was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Vulcan Materials Company from September 2018 to August 2022 and also served as Secretary from September 2019 to December 2019. From 2012 to 2018, she served as Group Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer of Ashtead Group plc, a FTSE 50 international equipment rental company serving the construction industry and other markets. Prior to that, she was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Sunbelt Rentals, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Ashtead Group plc. As a certified public accountant, she also previously held Chief Financial Officer positions at Tultex Corporation and Oakwood Homes Corporation. She currently serves on the board of directors as the Senior Independent Director and is chair of the audit committee of RELX Group, a FTSE 25 global professional information and analytics company. She also serves on the board of directors and is chair of the audit committee of Ferguson plc, a leading distributor of plumbing and heating products in North America.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Board of Directors
• Member of the Compensation Committee
• Audit Committee / Compensation Committee

Thomas J. Galligan III has served as a Director since May 2011. Mr. Galligan served as Executive Chairman and a member of the board of directors of Papa Gino's Holdings Corp. ("Papa Gino's") from March 2009 until his retirement in February 2014. From October 2008 until March 2009 Mr. Galligan was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Papa Gino's and from May 1996 until October 2008 Mr. Galligan served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Papa Gino's in March 1995 as Executive Vice President, Mr. Galligan held executive positions at Morse Shoe, Inc. and PepsiCo, Inc. Mr. Galligan is currently a director of Town Sports International Holdings, Inc., and serves on the boards of several private companies.

Job Titles:

• Sales Representative