people
Mellott Co. names chief operating officer
Mellott Co. hired Jason Talbot as executive vice president and COO. According to Mellott, Talbot has 15 years of experience in engineering, manufacturing, sales, and the application of quarrying and mining equipment. Talbot's predecessor, Ramesh Patel, will remain with Mellott… Keep Reading
Mack Trucks appoints vice president for central region
Mack Trucks appointed Martin Kleker regional vice president for the central portion of the United States. He will be responsible for driving sales, market share and profitability in the area. “Martin’s experience in sales and the trucking industry will be very… Keep Reading
Volvo Financial Services names president
Volvo Financial Services named Scott Rafkin president. He will start his new position July 1. According to a press release, Rafkin is currently the acting president of Volvo Financial Services and was previously CFO. He has held various senior positions… Keep Reading
Hyundai adds veteran as sales manager in Midwest
Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Inc. hired David Lynes as a regional sales manager serving the company's Great Lakes region. According to Hyundai, Lynes has more than 20 years of experience in the heavy equipment industry. He most recently served as… Keep Reading
Superior hires conveying equipment territory manager
Superior Industries Inc. added Bill Humphrey as a territory sales manager. Humphrey will work closely with Superior’s dealers in the Midwest to bring conveying equipment to bulk material producers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. Humphrey most recently… Keep Reading
Sandvik appoints general counsel, president of mining division
Asa Thunman was hired as executive vice president and general counsel of Sandvik, and Scot Smith was named Sandvik Mining president. Also, Gary Hughes, president of Sandvik Mining, will assume the position of sales and marketing head. According to a… Keep Reading
Surface transportation advocate Petri to step away from Congress
Rep. Tom Petri (R-Wis.) announced April 14 that he would not seek re-election this year. According to NSSGA, Petri has a long history on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, where he currently chairs the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.… Keep Reading
Ellicott Dredges appoints two to management positions
Elliott Dredges hired two senior managers: Gert de Vries, senior director of engineering and Rob Schettle, general manager for its Liquid Waster Technology subsidiary. “I am excited to have these two join the Ellicott team as we enter our 129th… Keep Reading
Baldor Electric promotes three staff members
Baldor Electric Co. -- a company that makes, designs and markets energy-saving industrial electric motors, drives and mechanical power transmission products – promoted three longtime staff members. Jeff Moore was appointed vice president of the Baldor-Dodge brand mechanical product marketing… Keep Reading
