All Appointments Articles

Wynne Systems has appointed Viviane Chan as business analyst manager based at the company’s European head office in Antwerp, Belgium.

Having filed for bankruptcy on 14 June 2010 in several departments, mobile folding tower crane manufacturer Spierings in the Netherlands, is fully back up and running

Roland Koch appointed to succeed Herbert Bodner as Executive Board chairman of German company.

Hydraulic loader crane distributor HMF (UK) has launched a drive to increase its share of the UK market

CTE has appointed Massimo Franceschi and Feliciano Gentilini to the sales team: they are respectively the new sales managers for the aerial platform division and material removal lifts.

Linamar Corp has appointed an executive from its automotive components business, Ken Myers, to replace Steve Shaughnessy as president of Skyjack.

Peter Bigwood has left Atlas Copco Construction Tools to take up the position of president of Flip Screen USA

Alfons Thihatmer, Teupen's executive director since 1986, is going to assign his responsibilities within the management board to Michael Wotschke and intends to resign from the Teupen group management by the end of 2010.

Netherlands police authorities are reported to have paid an unannounced visit to the Dordrecht head offices of rental company Riwal

Alfons Thihatmer will resign at the end of 2010 and hand over his duties to Michael Wotschke.

Julian Dyer, heavy crane sales manager for the UK South region at Ainscough, is one of three new sales and marketing team management appointments at the UK's largest crane rental company

European crane, transport and aerial work platform rental company Felbermayr has added to its 43 depots in 14 countries by opening a second office in the Czech Republic

Jeff Elder has been named president of Trojan Battery

USA-based Manitowoc Cranes is reorganising its senior leadership in Asia Pacific as the region continues to grow in importance for the company

Tadano Mantis telescopic boom crawler cranes will be distributed by Shawmut Equipment in four Canadian provinces

Lavendon Group’s chairman, David Hollywood, has resigned from the company and will be replaced by John Standen, Lavendon’s senior independent director.

MLE (Man & Material Lift Engineering) has promoted Jim Dawson to the position of director of operations. MLE said that Mr Dawson's advancement is part of MLE's ongoing plan for expansion and anticipated growth over the next five years. During his short time at MLE, Mr Dawson has already made a significant contribution in streamlining manufacturing operations.

Oshkosh Corporation, owner of JLG Industries, said Robert Bohn, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO), had decided to retire at the end 2010. He will be succeeded by Charles Szews, the current Oshkosh president and chief operating officer.

Former Volvo Rents executive Steve Eldred has joined rental software company Result Group as European projects director.

David Smith has been named president for Snorkel North America.