Timothy Koval

Green, NY, United States
Timothy Koval, vice president and chief legal officer for The Raymond Corporation, has been appointed president and chief operating officer for Arbor Material Handling Inc, an authorised Raymond sales and service centre headquartered in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Koval will oversee all operational aspects of the business which services customers in eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware. He has been with Raymond since 1989 and has over 20 years of materials handling experience.

Helsinki, Finland
Cargotec's board of directors decided in September to start preparing for a separate listing of its Marine business area in Asia by the second half of 2013, subject to market conditions. To support growth and value creation in the listing process, the board appointed president and CEO Mikael Mäkinen as president, Marine business area to drive the listing in Asia.

The current head of Marine business area, executive vice president Pekka Vauramo, has been appointed as chief operating officer in the Marine business area. Mäkinen has led a listed company, has eight years experience in Singapore in the shipbuilding industry, and has developed Cargotec into a global market leader.

Tapio Hakakari, vice chairman of Cargotec's board of directors, has taken over as interim president and CEO.

Lexington, KY, United States
Clark Material Handling Company has appointed Jim Gillespie as national accounts sales representative. Gillespie will work closely with dealers, regional sales personnel and end-users to establish and maintain national and major account customer relationships. He has over 20 years' experience in the materials handling industry, where he has been a top performer for sales with both OEMs and in dealerships. His past experience includes major accounts, and national account sales, product support and sales management.

Geel, Belgium
Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe has appointed Jean-Christophe Delannoy as a manager responsible for driving sales of its forklift products. This is part of the company's expansion of its French operations. Delannoy has 13 years of experience in construction and agricultural equipment and has a background in mechanical engineering and business management.

The expansion of the French team is part of Hyundai's Vision 2016 growth plan, to increase annual sales revenues from EUR9.5 billion in 2011 to EUR13.7 billion (USD12.2 billion to USD17.6 billion) by 2016. In line with this ambitious goal, a recruitment drive for new dealers is under way, and Delannoy will be responsible for sales of forklifts for new and existing members of the dealer network.