Anthony Garcia

Equipment Depot - United States

Anthony Garcia will replace David O. Turner as president of Equipment Depot. 

Garcia joined Equipment Depot in 2022 as the regional vice president of the south region. 

Prior to that Garcia spent 15 years in managerial and executive roles at Mammoet, a Dutch heavy lifting and transportation service company. 

During his 12 years at the helm of the American materials handling and rental company, Turner successfully integrating five new companies as the company reached record milestones in sales and employee satisfaction.
"Over the past 12 years, I have been privileged to be a part of the transformational journey and to have seen the extraordinary passion, commitment and drive … from our people," Turner says. 

"As our recent performance shows, it is clear we are delivering, and after significant investments, Equipment Depot is well positioned to generate consistent, strong returns."
Mitsubishi Logisnext Americas president Ken Barina says: "Since joining Equipment Depot in 2022, Anthony has made a positive contribution to the South Texas and Louisiana Regions with his strong business instincts, leadership skills and work ethic.

Pekka Ala-Pietilä

Kalmar - Finland

Cargotec has named former Nokia president Pekka Ala-Pietilä as the preferred chairman of Kalmar as it continues with its proposed demerger.

Ala-Pietilä has served as the chair of the European Commission High-Level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence and Finland’s Artificial Intelligence Programme.

In April, Cargotec announced it planned to spin off Kalmar as a separately listed entity.

Cargotec board members Teresa Kemppi-Vasama and Tapio Kolunsarka are also named as proposed board members of the separated Kalmar.

The three executives will form an external demerger committee to support the process of preparing to list Kalmar.

“Planning will continue throughout 2023 and the potential separate listing of Kalmar on Nasdaq Helsinki would, if carried out, take place in 2024,” Cargotec says in a statement. 

In 2022, Cargotec’s plan to merge with Konecranes was cancelled after a decision by the UK Competition & Markets Authority to block the merger between the materials handling giants.