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Iain Laidler has been apponted as dealer manager for Powerscreen for the Latin American market

JLG has appointed Brad Nelson to the executive team as global vice president of marketing.

Richard Cuthbert resigns after €5 million profit blunder in June interim management statement

German rental company MVS Zeppelin has appointed Klaus Kögel as its new marketing manager, replacing Jörg Bachmann, who left the company earlier this year.

Spider, a division of SafeWorks, LLC has promoted Michael Ford to district sales representative of its Orlando operation center. In this position, Ford "will be responsible for solving suspended access and safety challenges of contractors and facility owners throughout Florida's panhandle," the company said.

Business is promising in Spain for heavy plant and construction equipment auction company, Euro Auctions, with unsurpassed levels of pre auction registrations for its sale at Valencia on 30 September. With this in mind Euro Auctions has expanded its Valencia team with the appointment of two new country sales managers.

Current CEO of Aperam, Bernard Fontana, will take the reins at Holcim in February, 2012.

Ellen Steck, the former RSC Equipment Rental and Atlas Copco executive, has joined Chicago Pneumatic Compressors and Pneumatech as president of both companies. She will be located at Chicago Pneumatic’s Rock Hill office in South Carolina.

Deep cycle battery specialists Trojan Battery Company has appointed Mat Segal as senior vice president of global business development. In his new role, Mr Segal will be responsible for managing international sales growth.

Trojan Battery Co. appointed Mat Segal as its senior vice president of global business development. In his new role, Segal will be responsible for managing international sales growth and leading Trojan's strategies focusing on the global expansion of sales and distribution of Trojan products.

Snorkel is introducing a new management structure to its sales operation in order to better serve its distributors and customers, the company said.

Eerik Nousiainen has been appointed CEO (chief executive officer) of Finnish mast climber specialist

Hewden has appointed two new members to its management team based at its head office in Manchester. Mark Albiston has joined in the newly created role of operations director and Lyndsay Glover has taken up the position of head of human resources.

Mike Ferguson, an equipment rental industry veteran who has worked in sales and management for two decades, has joined Acme Lift Co. as its regional manager for the Gulf Coast and central regions of the United States.

Loss-making Australian contractor moves quickly to fill management void with internal appointments

Nico Delvaux, president of compressor technique service division, to take up role on 1 October

Martin (Marty) J. Battistoni has been appoint as president of NASDI LLC, reporting to parent company Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation president Bruce Biemeck

Jukka Karjalainen, B.Sc. (Engineering), MBA is the new managing director of Finnish manufacturer Leguan Lifts Oy. The previous managing director Risto Käkelä will continue as the chairman of the board and managing director of Avant Tecno Oy.

Algeco Scotsman has appointed Tom Kloster as its new chief financial officer (CFO), replacing previous CFO Tim Stonefiser.

The Ashtead Group has announced that Ian Robson, the company's finance director since June 2000, will be retiring in July 2012. He will be succeeded by Suzanne Wood, who has been chief financial officer of Ashtead's wholly owned US subsidiary, Sunbelt, since 2004.