Movers & shakers

Local News
- 5 Oct 2017 ( #841 )
2 min read
Lücke
Lücke
Hamburg, Germany
The member of the board of management of Jungheinrich AG responsible for the engineering division, Oliver Lücke, has informed the supervisory board that he is not available for a renewal of his appointment as a member of the board of management beyond 30 June 2018 as he wishes to focus on new tasks.
The supervisory board says it very much regrets the departure of Dr. Lücke and would like to take this opportunity to extend its gratitude to him for his valuable contribution to the company's success over many years and in various functions.

Unnai
Unnai
Mjölby, Sweden
Terry Unnai has been named as chairman of Toyota Material Handling Europe. He replaces Norio Wakabayash, who is now chairman of Vanderlande.
Unnai has over 35 years of experience in the global materials handling business. He has spent more than 15 years of his career outside Japan, successfully holding senior positions in the US, Europe and Australia. He joined Toyota Industries Corporation in 2001.


Birrane
Birrane
Northampton, United Kingdom
Bis Henderson Recruitment
has appointed Tom Birrane as a consultant.
Birrane previously headed up supply chain activities at Distinct Recruitment, Uniting Ambition and SF Group and will use his extensive skills in relationship building, account management and business development to deliver customer-focused results.
Also joining as a consultant is Sarah Saunders, an experienced recruiter with an in-depth knowledge of specialist tools used for searching out and selecting talent. She has a thorough understanding of managing a 360 recruitment process and of generating new business opportunities.
Helen Hiscock has been appointed a consultant, and comes to Bis Henderson Recruitment with comprehensive planning and analytical skills, having fulfilled roles as senior merchandiser and supply chain improvement manager at Homebase, supply chain development manager at Dixons Group and category demand planner team leader at Safeway Stores.
Taking on the role of business development manager for the recruitment business is Danielle Wykes. Having worked in logistics as business development manager for Doddle Parcels and key account manager for iForce Group, she has sound practical working knowledge of logistics practices. Her experience in creating and maintaining cross-departmental project plans will be put to good use at a group level, working to leverage resources and expertise across the four operating divisions within the Bis Henderson Group - recruitment, consulting, academy and space.
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