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Sandvik appoints Eugene Lyons as new global sales and marketing vice president for its crushing and screening equipment

Merlo UK has promoted current service manager, Nigel Perrin to training and product development manager. The role of service manager is being filled by Peter Coward and Graham Watkins joins the team as technical support engineer.

Ramirent has appointed former Nokia and KONE executive Anna Hyvönen as senior vice president and managing director of Ramirent Finland and member of the Ramirent Group management team.

Jerry Teague appointed Major Wire regional manager for the south central US and Puerto Rico

Josef Matosevic has been appointed senior vice president of manufacturing at Manitowoc

Teupen’s Arjen Snijder is joining Riwal as its international sales manager, effective from 1 May 2012.

Senior executive at Spanish contractor to take the reins as chief operating officer of Hochtief on 15 April.

Geert Follens, current president of Atlas Copco Portable Energy, is taking on a new job as president of Atlas Copco’s Industrial Air division, effective on 1 May.

Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP), a business segment of Terex Corp., has appointed Marty Olberding as director, customer services.

Andy Zuckerman is leaving his post as manager of Caterpillar’s rental and used operations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME) to become distribution manager for SEM, Cat’s Chinese subsidiary.

Kai Schliephake managing director of JLG Deutschland GmbH is moving to a new job as managing director of the German rental cooperative PartnerLift, he will begin his new role at the beginning of July.

Cameron Clow, is the new chairman of the Ladder Association, the UK trade body responsible for advancing safety and best practice in the ladder industry and for overseeing the delivery of the national training scheme. He takes over from Chris Ball and will serve for a period of three years.

The Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) has elected Phil White, joint managing director of Servtech, as its new chair

Richard Tindale is stepping down from his role as global sales and marketing director at Snorkel to pursue an opportunity as part-owner and director of the UK's APS Group in the UK. APS re-sells and rents a wide range of construction and industrial equipment.

Jean-Noel Daguin has been promoted to executive vice president of Manitowoc Cranes China

Genesis Attachments has appointed Joshua Stubblefield to the position of regional manager for the south central USA

Skyjack has appointed Brian Black as its new vice president of sales.

At The Rental Show 2012 in New Orleans, Haulotte Group told Access, Lift & Handlers it will launch a new 60-foot boom to the North American market at the end of the year. The company also announced the appointment of Jose Monfront, chief operating officer of Haulotte Group worldwide, as its new North American territory manager. Monfront has relocated from France to the United States to work closely with management.

Safway Services LLC has announced Bill Hayes will become president, COO and a director of Safway Services effective Feb. 20 and will report to Marc Wilson, chief executive officer.

Ian Pendergrass appointed as service director at Johnson Crushers International