Movers & shakers

Local News
- 1 Oct 2015 ( #738 )
2 min read
Bourne
Bourne
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Jungheinrich UK Ltd
has announced appointments to its Systems & Projects Division.
Harry Chana, appointed as design manager, will be based at the Warrington head office of Jungheinrich UK Ltd's Systems & Projects Division. He has spent some two decades working with automated systems technology and has particular expertise in the automotive sector where he has been involved in the design and implementation of systems of various sizes and complexity for both manufacturers as well as tier-one and tier-two suppliers.
Simon Bourne brings a wealth of experience to his design manager role. A former Royal Navy engineer, he has a track record of increasing productivity in fast-moving operational environments. Bourne has worked in the intralogistics sector for a number of years and joins Jungheinrich from Swisslog.

Toepfer
Toepfer
Wiesbaden, Germany
Thomas Toepfer and Ching Pong Quek have been reappointed to the executive board of KION Group AG.
Quek's new term in office begins on 1 July 2016 and Toepfer's on 1 September 2016.
Quek joined the executive board in 2013. He took overall charge of the group's Asian business in 2008. Since 2006, Quek has been CEO of Linde (China) Forklift Truck Corp., which is based in Xiamen.
CFO and labour relations director Thomas Toepfer has been a member of the board since 2012. He was previously CFO and labour relations director of STILL GmbH, one of the KION Group's two premium brand companies.

DelSarto
DelSarto
Olathe, KS
TVH in the Americas
has appointed Lucy DelSarto as its new health and wellness coach. In her new role, DelSarto will manage TVH's comprehensive wellness program that encourages employees to live a healthy lifestyle by providing classes, activities and information on a variety of topics from diet to exercise.
DelSarto has been in the health and wellness industry for over 30 years. Prior to joining TVH, she was the wellness program lead facilitator for a series of hospitals in Orlando, Florida.
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