Movers & Shakers

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- 20 Oct 2005 ( #231 )
1 min read
Dirk Von Holt
Dirk Von Holt
OLATHE, KS, United States
Former Jungheinrich Lift Truck Corp president Dirk Von Holt has joined Systems Material Handling Co as vice president of sales & marketing. He will be directly responsible for domestic, international and OEM sales, business development and marketing. Von Holt is a former Industrial Truck Association president.

PORTLAND, OR, United States
Bryan Kirkpatrick has been named an associate for Marger Johnson & McCollom PC, an intellectual property law firm with offices in Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington. Kirkpatrick was previously a project engineer with Nacco Materials Handling Group for almost 10 years. He was most recently patent and technical intellectual property manager at Nacco.

NIAGARA, Canada
Heli Fork Truck Canada has appointed Raymond Tremblay as manager of dealer sales and development for the province of Quebec. His main responsibility will be to service existing dealers and continue to develop the dealer network throughout Quebec.
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