Movers & Shakers

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- 20 Feb 2014 ( #655 )
1 min read
Mikael Laine
Mikael Laine
Helsinki, Finland
Cargotec has appointed Mikael Laine as senior vice president - strategy, effective from 7 April. He will be a member of the executive board and will report to CEO Mika Vehviläinen. Laine was president and CEO of industrial and wind gear manufacturer Moventas Group. Prior to that, he was senior vice president, business development and corporate functions at Moventas. He has also led strategic and financial operations in several positions with Sonera Corporation, and he has held senior executive positions in IT and telecom companies.

Marengo, IL, United States
UniCarriers Americas Corp has appointed Ben Schulte as general counsel for the company. Schulte will be responsible for all corporate governance and compliance functions, for providing legal review to support company developments, and for supervising outside counsel and corporate risk management. He has over 20 years of experience. He was previously manager of distribution development at GVW Group, senior attorney at Navistar and general counsel at Mitsubishi Fuso Trucks of America.

Michigan City, IN, United States
Speedshield LLC has appointed Robert Rozyczko as dealer relations and development manager. His experience includes sales, operations and large account management in industries including vehicle remarketing and subscription-based satellite radio, satellite in-vehicle radio and commercial satellite programming sales and service management with SIRIUSXM Radio and Dish.
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