Michael L Watts

Chairman of the Board of Mobile Mini Inc; co founder, Sunstate Equipment

Mike Watts, founder and leader of Sunstate Equipment for 40 years, announced he will retire in 2017. Ownership partner Sumitomo Corp. will assume full ownership of the company, and it will be led by Watts’ son Chris Watts as CEO. Mr. Michael L. Watts has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of Mobile Mini Inc., effective December 23, 2012. Mr. Watts has been a Mobile Mini Director since 2002 and its lead director since 2005. He currently serves on the Audit, Compensation and Governance & Nominating Committees. He founded Sunstate Equipment Co. in 1977, the second independently owned construction equipment leasing company in the U.S. with 54 locations across nine states, where he currently serves as Executive Chairman. Mr. Watts is also co-owner of Water Movers and Underground Safety Equipment, both specialty rental businesses operating in the southwestern U.S. He was a founder and Chairman of Trench Safety Equipment Company, a specialty equipment rental company, from 1987 until the company was sold in 1998.

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Randy Kendrick	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Heather Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Steven Carl Moak, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Romney Victory, Senate Majority Fund, WinRed
Jerry Colangelo	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Ann Kirkpatrick, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Steven Carl Moak, Martha McSally, Romney Victory, WinRed
Jim Click	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Senate Majority Fund
Ross Farnsworth Sr	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Richard Bruce Whiting, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Romney Victory
Francis Najafi	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Heather Wilson, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Arizona Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Steven Carl Moak, Martha McSally, Romney Victory, Senate Majority Fund, WinRed
Donald Diamond	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Heather Wilson, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Martha McSally, Romney Victory
Mike Ingram	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Heather Wilson, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Ann Kirkpatrick, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Steven Carl Moak, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Romney Victory, Senate Majority Fund
Edward J Robson	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Heather Wilson, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jon Hulburd, Martha McSally, Romney Victory
Donald R Tapia	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Romney Victory
Paul L Baker	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Heather Wilson, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Arizona Republican Party, Ann Kirkpatrick, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Martha McSally, Romney Victory
Jerry Moyes	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Heather Wilson, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jesse Kelly, Romney Victory, Senate Majority Fund, WinRed
Allen Simon	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Romney Victory, Trump Make America Great Again Committee, WinRed
Ken Kendrick	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Senate Majority Fund, WinRed
Eric J Crown	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Steven Carl Moak, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Romney Victory, WinRed
Malcolm W Barrett	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Political Action Committee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers
Karl Eller	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Romney Victory
Vicki Click	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Jesse Kelly, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers
Giuseppe Cecchi	Jeff Flake, John McCain, Heather Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Romney Victory, WinRed
Ronald Weiser	Jeff Flake, John McCain, Heather Wilson, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, McCain Victory 2008, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Straight Talk America, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers, Romney Victory, WinRed
John Bouma	Jeff Flake, John McCain, John B Shadegg, James Thomas Kolbe, Matthew James Salmon, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, Arizona Republican Party, Ann Kirkpatrick, Timothy Bee, Mitt Romney, Jon Kyl, Martha McSally, Wendy Rogers

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Aliases	Michael Watts, Mike Watts

Michael L Watts

Chairman of the Board of Mobile Mini Inc; co founder, Sunstate Equipment

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