Movers & Shakers

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- 31 Mar 2016 ( #763 )
2 min read
Ryan
Ryan
Bolingbrook, IL, United States
Illinois Material Handling
, a member of Wolter Group LLC, has announced the appointment of Pat Ryan as vice president and general manager of its Bolingbrook, IL facility.
Ryan worked for Wisconsin Lift Truck, also a member of Wolter Group LLC., from 1984 to 1994. From 1994 to 2002, he worked as a business development manager at a firm outside of the Wolter Group, but returned to Wisconsin Lift Truck in 2002 as a capital equipment sales representative.
In 2004, Ryan was promoted to sales manager of the southern region and in 2010, he was again promoted to VP of fleet services throughout Wisconsin, Upper Michigan and Northern Illinois.

Covina, CA, United States
Seizmic, Inc.
has appointed Jeff Woroniecki as president to oversee the overall operations of the materials handling engineering firm.
Woroniecki's appointment comes at a time of tremendous growth for Seizmic, which has recently doubled its manufacturing and office footprint.
He most recently served as chief operating officer at MHI. He has over 25 years of materials handling industry experience, including previous roles at MHI member companies UNARCO Material Handling and Interlake Mecalux.

Howeth
Howeth
Fort Worth, TX , United States
Bluff Manufacturing
has appointed two new sales managers for the company: Joe Howeth and Charlie Wood.
Howeth will serve as regional sales manager - South and West, based in Texas.
Howeth was most recently a national delivery systems sales manager and business development manager with Magline, Inc. He also held sales management positions with President Baking/Keebler Cookies and Pepsi Bottling Group.
Wood
Wood
Wood will serve as regional sales manager - Midwest and Canada, based in Michigan.
He was most recently a national sales manager with Sentry Protection Products. He is a goal-oriented individual with the ability to complete complex projects from concept to operation and a strong desire to continue to be first in sales.
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