People - appointments

Kat Moss succeeds Richard Money as chairman of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) in January 2022, with Oliver Auston taking on her previous role of vice chairman. Moss, who has been a member of the board for almost six years, paid tribute to Richard Money, who ends a tenure as LEEA chairman that has […]

Tim Ekert has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of Verton, effective 1 November 2021. Although Ekert has been acting in the role for some time as part of a structured succession plan, his appointment has only just been formalised. Ekert will replace the current CEO, Trevor Bourne, who will remain a director […]

Yoke Industrial Corp, has promoted of Angela Chen to regional sales director – Europe. Over eight years working both at Yoke’s HQ in Taiwan, followed by relocation to Europe; Chen focusses on growing the distribution channels of lifting products and creates stronger bridge between customers in Europe and its headquarters in Taiwan. Yoke says that […]

Access industry expert Karel Verheul has joined the team at Sinoboom BV in the newly-created role of senior aftersales  manager. With over 30 years’ experience in technical support and service management in the MEWP sector, Verheul brings a wealth of valuable specialist knowledge. He is skilled in establishing service networks and in leading the development […]

Konecranes has appointed Anneli Karkovirta as senior vice president, human resources and member of the Konecranes Leadership Team effective from 30 August  2021. In her role she will be responsible for human resources, marketing & communications and sustainability and will report to Rob Smith, president and CEO. Karkovirta, currently vice president, HR Business Area Industrial […]

Konecranes president and CEO Rob Smith has decided to leave the company. He will leave Konecranes on 31 December 2021. The company’s CFO, Teo Ottola, who also serves as deputy CEO, will be acting as the interim CEO from 1 January 2022 until the completion of the planned merger between Konecranes and Cargotec Corporation (the […]

Simon A Meester has been appointed president of Genie, from 1 August 1 2021. Meester will continue to report to John L Garrison Jr, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Terex Corporation and will join the company’s executive leadership team. Meester, who currently serves as CEO of Genie, joined Genie in 2018 from Eaton […]

Al Tanzil has been promoted to the role of Yoke Industrial Corp’s vice president of sales, Americas. As vice president, Tanzil will provide oversight and leadership for the company’s commercial expansion and business activities within the Yoke lifting division for North, Central and South America. He will be responsible for providing direct consultations of Yoke […]

Dellner Bubenzer has named Ezequiel Ivitz, managing director, Latin America. Ivitz, who is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, joins the recently rebranded company after overseeing operations in the same region for Cavotec, a manufacturer of automated connection and electrification systems. Dellner, already owner of Pintsch Bubenzer, relaunched last month (June) as Dellner Bubenzer, incorporating Dellner […]

Lifting Equipment Store (LES), the UK materials handling equipment supplier, has made two new appointments as it prepares for further growth in the second half of the year. The supplier has appointed Sandy Andringa into the newly-created position of head of marketing, and Steven Nash as warehouse and logistics manager. The appointments see the LES […]