All Appointments Articles

Ranger Equipment has appointed Shane Marshall to its sales team to respond to the early signs of recovery in the access platform market. Mr Marshal, previously with Irish alloy tower specialist, Instant UpRight joins as sales representative for Ireland and the East of England.

Italian truck mount specialist, Isoli has appointed Alberto Caon as a new sales area manager It will be Mr Caon's role to increase Isoli's commercial presence in its foreign markets.

Richard Schrader has succeeded Keith Hawksworth as chairman of Parsons Brinckerhoff, after Mr Hawksworth retired following 33 years at the company.

Ms Marzia Giusto, general manager of Italian access rental company Nacanco, has been elected as the new president of Assonolo, the Italian rental association. She was appointed at the association’s annual meeting in Bologna in March and will hold the post for two years. Assonolo is the rental organisation within Assodimi, the broader Italian rental and dealer association.

Finnish manufacturer Dinolift Oy has appointed a new distributor for the French market. AB Equipements is based in Berchères-Les-Pierres in the Paris region and is a young company specialising in sales and rental of lifting and safety equipment.

UpRight has appointed Mark Yarnold as UK key account sales manager, with responsibility primarily for developing business directly with UK-based rental companies and assisting other distribution channels to develop new business for our products.

Sauer-Danfoss has appointed Marc Weston as executive vice president and chief marketing officer

Sunbelt Rentals has opened its 17th scaffold services location in Pearl, MS.

Gehl Company has appointed Daniel L Miller to succeed Malcolm ‘Mac’ Moore as president of Gehl effective on 1 April, 2010. Gehl is the US compact equipment manufacturer owned by French group Manitou.

RSC Equipment Rental said its senior vice president and chief financial officer, David Mathieson, is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.

Former Volvo CE president returns to Korea.

Forklift part distributor and manufacturer appoints regional manager of business development and expands Mexico parts warehouse by 800 new pieces.

Bernard Pointet, the ex-Lev and Haulotte rental executive, has been appointed president of DLR, the French association for construction equipment rental companies and distributors. He succeeds Michael Gable, who has been president since 2004.

Steve Shaughnessy, president of Canadian manufacturer Skyjack Inc, was elected president of IPAF (the International Powered Access Federation) at its Annual General Meeting on 25 March 2010.

Feliciano Gentilini has joined Italian crane and access distributor, rental company and manufacturer Leader as sales director for Italy.

Chris Brahler, president and chief executive officer of TT Technologies in Aurora, IL, has been named chairman of the 2011 ICUEE show

German crane and lift specialist, Böcker has appointed Toyota-based Nippon Cable as its new distributor in Japan.

RSC Equipment Rental has appointed ex-GE Capital executive Juan Corsillo as senior vice president, sales, marketing and corporate operations.

Leica Geosystems has appointed Dr Jürgen Dold as its new president and CEO effective 1 April 2010.

The largest party and rental company in the US, Classic Party Rentals, has appointed Pedro Mata as president and chief executive officer. Mr Mata has served as interim CEO since the resignation last September of previous CEO, John Campanelli.