All Appointments Articles

Manitowoc has appointed SB Siam as its sole dealer for Potain tower cranes in Thailand. Based in Bangkok, SB Siam sells top-slewing and self-erecting cranes throughout the country

Internal candidates will fill the top roles in Norway, Poland and the UK.

Sir Anthony Bamford, owner and chairman of JCB, has appointed John Patterson, chairman and CEO of JCB, Inc., as deputy chairman of JCB Worldwide.

Leighton has taken the option to retain Wal King as CEO beyond the previously agreed deadline of 30 June 2010.

Filip Cossaer has transferred from RiRent Europe bv to Riwal Hoogwerkers bv where he will join its Team Used Equipment. This is a used equipment sales force which operates worldwide and is headed by Jacques Catinot. Mr Cossaer speaks six languages and will join Remon Scheper as an international used equipment account manager.

United Rentals has appointed ex-RSC executive Ned Graham as vice president of business development, responsible for developing strategies to expand United's business.

Ramirent has appointed Peter Dahlsten as president of Sweden and Denmark and a member of the group management team as from 7 September.

Frank Schroeder has been named director of parts and service at Terex Cranes, Zweibrücken, in Germany

RSC Equipment Rental is hosting an open house to celebrate its new facility in Jasper, Alabama

UpRight Powered Access has appointed Airco, SA as the new UpRight distributor in the Republic of Panamá.

Genesis Attachments has appointed Justin Palvere to the position of regional sales manager for the southeast USA.

From January 1 2010 Patrik Nolåker will take over from Petter Arvidson as president and CEO of the Alimak Hek Group. Mr Arvidson has decided to retire after seven years with the Group.

Bronto Skylift has appointed Rothlehner as a distributor of the Bronto range of aerial work platforms in Germany.

Kevin Belflower has been appointed president and chief financial officer of Stafford Equipment in the USA

Cleveland Parker has been named managing director of the ECS Division for the Americas at Hirschmann Automation and Control,

Ainscough Crane Hire, in the UK, has made a series of internal staff changes, including combining the national sales force under the leadership of George Kesterton, previously sales director for the northern region of the UK

Spanish manufacturer of aerial work platforms, Mecaplús SL has signed AST GmbH as its exclusive distributor for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.

Netherlands based, powered access specialist, Riwal has set up an operation in the UK. Riwal UK is being managed by Les Warren (general manager), Tim White (sales and commercial manager) and Dave Freebody (operations manager).

Scott Russell has been appointed director of international operations at ALL Erection

Individual brands will be maintained, but internal management merged into one organisation in CNH internal shake-up.