People - appointments

Cummins Inc has announced that its board of directors has unanimously elected Cummins president and chief executive officer (CEO) Jennifer Rumsey to chairman of the company’s board of directors, effective from 1 August  2023. Rumsey succeeds Tom Linebarger, who is retiring from both of his Cummins positions as executive chairman and chairman of the board, […]

Topi Tiitola, senior vice president of Integration and Project Management, has decided to leave Konecranes to pursue other opportunities. He stepped down from Konecranes Leadership Team on 14 July  2023, but will continue to be employed by Konecranes until 14 January  2024, ensuring smooth handover of his duties. “I want to thank Topi Tiitola for […]

Skyjack has announced the retirement of Skyjack president Ken McDougall, and subsequent appointment of Charlie Patterson as president, effective 1 January 2024. The two will be working together over the next several months to ensure a seamless transition for the organisation. McDougall started his career at Skyjack parent company Linamar in 1987 as a tool […]

Dominique Luijckx has been promoted to the position of genie’s director of parts and support EMEARI (Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Russia and India). In this new role, Luijckx will work with internal and external customers to deliver quality service and support for parts. Luijckx’s extensive experience with customer service and logistics will be an […]

Sparrows Group (Sparrows), the engineering and maintenance services specialist for the global energy and industrial sectors, has announced changes to its senior management. The announcement comes following Sparrows Group’s acquisition by Altrad Group last year. Sparrows will remain operating autonomously as an individual entity. Following the acquisition Sparrows will move to a regional operational model […]

Engineered Material Handling (EMH) has promoted Ann Branham to the position of national sales manager. Branham leads a sales team that is responsible for handling, processing and releasing all standard equipment orders to production. For EMH and its outside sales team, Branham’s responsibilities include quoting new equipment projects, as well as managing and overseeing customer […]

Snorkel Europe Limited has promoted Scott Holtby to sales director for the UK. From 1 April Holtby is heading up the UK sales team bringing extensive sales experience to the role including his five years at Snorkel. Holtby joined Snorkel in the summer of 2018 as an area sales manager in the Southwest with the […]

A UK manufacturer of tracked machines for use in the lifting and construction sectors is expanding its team as it seeks to build on its export success. Tracked Carriers produces crawler-mounted material carrying machines that are ideal for working on construction sites as well as in warehouses. These platforms can carry heavy and bulky loads […]

The supervisory board of Jungheinrich AG has resolved to propose Rolf Najork for election to the supervisory board at the company’s Annual General Meeting on 11 May 2023. In addition, it is intended to propose Najork as a candidate for the position of chairman of the supervisory board. In September 2022, Hans-Georg Frey resigned as […]

Fizyr, a company providing smart and fast vision AI for robotic systems has appointed Ken Fleming as CEO to lead the business into its critical North American and European expansion. Fizyr’s co-founder and previous CEO Herbert ten Have remains as director of strategic alliances, continuing in his role as a robotics industry visionary. “Labour availability, […]