Movers & shakers

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- 21 Jun 2018 ( #877 )
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Holtby
Holtby
Washington, United Kingdom
Snorkel UK
, the sales and service provider for Snorkel in the UK and Ireland, has appointed Scott Holtby as area sales manager for the South West.
Holtby has over 13 years' experience in technical sales, having started his career in non-ferrous metals. He joins Snorkel UK from Pirtek UK, where he held the role of sales development manager, with responsibility for managing and developing major national accounts across a wide range of industries, including plant and tool hire, access hire, construction and waste and environmental.
In his role as area sales manager, Holtby will have responsibility for Snorkel UK sales within the South West region, defined as the M3-M4 corridor, from his base in Weston-Super-Mare.

Wenske
Wenske
Fort Worth, TX , United States
A native Texan has joined the ranks of Shoppa's Material Handling as operations manager in Odessa. Mike Wenske has many years of experience with operations management, having recently been operations manager for Cisco Equipment, general manager for Custom Truck and Equipment and territory manager for IronPlanet.
Wenske was born and raised in Nixon, Texas and is a Vietnam-era US Army veteran.
He is the latest of several recent appointments and promotions at Shoppa's Material Handling, one of the fastest growing dealerships in the country and a 14-time recipient of the prestigious Toyota President's Award.

Kilshaw
Kilshaw
Tessenderlo, Belgium
Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe
(HCEE) has announced the appointment of Agnieszka Kilshaw as new spare parts manager for the European market. She will be in charge of the complete parts organisation, both for the construction equipment and materials handling business units.
Kilshaw brings 13 years of experience in parts sales. She was previously involved in business development, key account management and parts logistics for various companies. She will report directly to managing director Alain Worp.
Polish-born Kilshaw speaks fluent Polish, English and French.
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