Oshkosh promotes JLG's Brad Nelson

JLG's vice president of global marketing Brad Nelson has been promoted and will move to the commercial business segment of parent company Oshkosh Corporation.

Mr Nelson will assume the position of senior vice president and president of the segment from 4 March. He will report to Wilson Jones, Oshkosh Corporation president and chief operating officer.

“Brad’s experience will be very valuable as our Commercial businesses seek to continue their impressive operational improvements, and ramp up to take advantage of the market recovery for construction equipment and the economy in general,” said Charlie Szews, Oshkosh Corporation chief executive officer.

Prior to joining JLG in 2011, Mr Nelson served as vice president of marketing/communications and as a business unit manager at Eaton Corporation. Before that, he served as director, general manager at EMC (Iomega) Corporation.