Astec appoints new track-mounted product manager
05 January 2015
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens has appointed Stephen Whyte to manage the company’s track-mounted product lines in efforts to further develop its mobile equipment. He previously served as engineering manager for Metso Minerals and product manager and designer for McCloskey International Ltd. For the last three years, he has served as a product management consultant for KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens. He will be based in Yankton, South Dakota.
Mike Johnson, vice president of sales and marketing for KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, said Whyte’s relocation will enable him to have day-to-day responsibility for further development with all of the company’s track-mounted products.
“We have been fortunate to work with Stephen for the past couple of years as he spearheaded product design of our track products for the global marketplace,” Mike went on: “Stephen has extensive experience in designing innovative track-mounted products and has already achieved much success with the design of our Global Track products. I am confident that his dedication and experience will lead to great strides in product development and market growth.”
In his recent role as a product management consultant, Whyte worked to further develop the Global Track product line and help implement commonality between the company’s three manufacturing facilities. Now, as the new product manager for track-mounted products, Whyte is responsible for the Fast Trax and Global Track product lines.
Fast Trax products specialise in traditional aggregate applications, such as quarries, sand and gravel operations, and high-volume recycling projects, whereas Global Track products are engineered to be rental tools for contractors and producers new to the landscaping, recycling, trucking and demolition industries.
