Hitachi America Ltd. announced the appointment of Masaya Watanabe as president and CEO. Watanabe succeeds Kenji Nakamura, who has been appointed advisor to CMO, Corporate Sales and Marketing Group of Hitachi Ltd. The appointments will be effective Oct. 1, 2014.
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McLanahan Appoints Slonaker VP of Manufacturing
As part of the company’s expansion and growth, McLanahan Corp. has appointed Mark Slonaker as its first vice president of manufacturing. As the vice president of manufacturing, Slonaker will oversee manufacturing operations at all U.S.-based locations to ensure production meets required deadlines and the quality standards of an ISO certified company, all within the operational budget. He will help to…
Read MorePolaris Hires Dryden
Polaris Minerals Corp., which is focused on the development of quarries and the production of construction aggregates, announced the appointment of Scott Dryden as vice president of Business Development. Dryden joins Polaris from Northern Transportation Company Ltd., a substantial First Nations-controlled maritime transportation and services company, where he held the positions of director, marketing and customer service, and managing director,…
Read MoreMajor Wire Hires Durand
Major Wire Industries Limited hired Alain Durand as vice president of international sales. Durand has worked with Major Wire as a global market development consultant since May 2013. In his new role, he will continue to develop and manage international markets for the company, in conjunction with Germany-based Haver & Boecker, to further promote Major Wire’s reputation and to increase…
Read MoreEriez Promotes Spurgeon
Jeff Kaveney, Eriez manager-product marketing and administration, announced that Ray Spurgeon has assumed the role of product manager-metal detection. Spurgeon will now oversee and handle metal detection inquiries, OEM and major account growth, orders, product development and improvements, marketing, training and sales forecasts as well as other functions. Since joining Eriez in 1995, Spurgeon has served in various capacities within…
Read MoreMellott Promotes Blake
Mellott Company has named Rich Blake as its chief executive officer. Blake assumes the title of CEO in addition to his role as company president. The previous CEO, Paul C. Mellott Jr., will continue to serve as chairman of the board of Mellott Company. Blake joined Mellott Company in September 2008 and has many years of global experience in the…
Read MoreSyntron Appoints Blanchard
Syntron Material Handling appointed Andy Blanchard to the position of CEO effective June 9, 2014. This announcement, after the divestment of FMC Technologies’ Material Handling division to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners, allows for more focused growth and development within the company’s U.S. and Chinese facilities. FMC Technologies established its Material Handling division as a profitable global solutions business within many…
Read MoreSchwarz New JCI President
KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens has named Jeff Schwarz president of Johnson Crushers International, the company’s Oregon manufacturing facility. In his new leadership position, which he assumes July 1, Schwarz will be responsible for setting and achieving the goals and objectives for the manufacturing facility. Schwarz will report directly to Jeff Elliott, who assumed the role of group vice president…
Read MoreBennington Joins Superior Industries
June 18, 2014 – Superior Industries Inc., named John Bennington as product manager for its new washing and classifying product line. Earlier this month, the Minnesota-based manufacturer announced its acquisition of GreyStone Inc., a builder of washing, classifying and dewatering solutions serving the construction aggregates industry. The new product line will be labeled under the Superior brand name. Bennington joins…
Read MoreSullenberger Joins Atlas Copco
June 6, 2014 – Atlas Copco Mining and Rock Excavation appointed David Sullenberger to the position of product specialist for Surface and Exploration Drilling (SED) equipment. Sullenberger joins the SED technical support team and will be primarily responsible for machine startups and demonstrations. He will also be a source for technical and troubleshooting assistance for SED products. Sullenberger comes to Atlas…
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