Promotions at Link-Belt

Link-Belt Construction Equipment Company has made a number of appointments within its ranks. They include Russ Hopper, who has been promoted to vice president, manufacturing.

Hopper began working at the USA-based company 36 years ago as a welder. His roles included production manager for all processes. "No one knows the Link-Belt production system better than Russ," said Chuck Martz, Link-Belt chairman, CEO and president, "and no one is better suited to lead our manufacturing organisation. Russ's shop floor experience will give him boardroom insights into taking care of our people, meeting our sky-high production standards, and producing an even better product for our customers."

Don Moore has been promoted to vice president, design engineering. After graduating from Ohio State University in 1977, Moore joined the manufacturer, headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, as an associate design engineer in the Tower Gantry Crane Product Group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He has managed a range of design initiatives, including hydraulic cranes, on-highway carriers and, most recently, all lattice and telescopic crawler products.

Jeff Horan has moved to the Link-Belt training department and been promoted to technical trainer.

Horan joined Link-Belt in 2008 as a product associate in the product support department learning the mechanics of the company's cranes and working closely with customers in the field.

Juan Rosas has been named district service representative for Latin America in the Link-Belt service department. Rosas was born and raised in Guatemala where he earned a Bachelor's degree in automotive technology. He has worked in the crane industry for 12 years in parts training, customer service, product support and as a service manager for large crane dealerships.

Darrell Knight has been named district service representative for the mid-western United States in the service department. Knight is a native of the state of Colorado. He has been in the crane and construction industry for 33 years, starting out as a mechanic.