Cascade Corporation today announced it has named Davide Roncari Strategic Account Manager-White Goods Industry. In this new role, Roncari will be responsible for merging Cascade's and Roncari's complementary products and technologies to build the foundation for the next generation of damage reduction systems for the white goods industry.

Roncari, 31, joined Cascade from Roncari s.r.l. in Verona, Italy, where he served as engineering manager. The company was acquired by Cascade in October 2003. During his tenure at Roncari s.r.l., he developed strategic relationships with several white goods industry leaders where he conducted in-depth studies on damage reduction. Roncari developed many attachment designs and white goods damage reduction solutions--most notably, the Equal Force Balanced feature which distributes clamp force evenly across the clamp pad; and Smart Volumetric Pressure Controller, which controls the clamp force based on the volume of the load.

"Davide is uniquely qualified for this position," said Hansjorg Freund, Sales Director, Europe. "He has an exceptional combination of sales and technical expertise, global experience and tremendous knowledge of the material handling industry. This promotion emphasizes our continued commitment to the European marketplace."

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Cascade Corporation is the world's largest producer of lift truck attachments and the industry leader in damage reduction technology.