Movers & Shakers

Local News
- 14 Sep 2023 ( #1145 )
2 min read

Scott Young

Volvo CE - Sweden

Young
Young

Volvo CE has appointed Scott Young as head of sales region North America.

Young was formerly head of the Volvo CE Uptime Centre of Expertise and has held several roles within the company in strategy, technology and other functions.

He replaces Stephen Roy, who recently became president of Mack Trucks.

Volvo CE also announced a series of other executive appointments, naming Mats Sköldberg as head of technology and Jay Parker head of digital and information technology.

Sköldberg replaces Thomas Bitter, who will oversee the company’s recently announced compact business unit.

Meanwhile, Joakim Arndorw has been appointed the new head of Volvo CE sales region international. Arndorw is currently managing director for Swecon Anläggningsmaskiner, the retail operations for Volvo CE in Sweden.

Jason Kowalskie

Tompkins Solutions - United States

Kowalskie
Kowalskie

Tompkins Solutions has named Jason Kowalskie as vice president of sales.

Kowalskie has more than 25 years of experience developing and implementing large scale warehousing and transportation solutions for small and medium-sized business (SMB) to enterprise customers.

Prior to joining Tompkins, Kowalskie served as director of business development for Shipwire, a CEVA Logistics company, and also held director-level positions with Kuehne+Nagel and Transport Express, Inc. 

“We are excited to welcome Jason to the Tompkins team,” Tompkins Solutions chief executive officer David Latona says. “His proven track record of helping a wide variety of companies solve complex supply chain challenges will make him a great addition to our organisation.”

Mike Byrom

Swissport - Switzerland

Byrom
Byrom

Mike Byrom has been appointed the new chief operating officer United States and Canada at Swissport, replacing Nelson Camacho, who took over the role of chief executive officer US and Canada in July.

Byrom, who was previously vice president airports at Spirit Airlines, will be responsible for Swissport’s operational service delivery in the US and Canada as the company accelerates its domestic expansion.

In his previous role at Spirit Airlines, Byrom oversaw a workforce of more than 6,000 workers across 90-plus stations in the US, Latin America and the Caribbean.

“With his vast experience focusing on the delivery of clockwork airport operations on the airline side, he is well prepared to take Swissport’s operational performance to the next level,” Camacho says.

Do you have materials handling news? Submit your news here

Showcased in the Virtual Expo

"...Working with Forkliftaction has enabled us to boost engagement with our targeted audience, resulting in an increase in information requests and downloads of valuable materials from our website. Forkliftaction has consistently delivered outstanding results, helping us to effectively connect with the right audience." — Justine Lootens, CEO, GemOne

Learn how Forkliftaction's brand-centred B2B campaign model can boost your advertising.
DOWNLOAD our new Media Kit today.

Words of support …

Undoubtedly, peer experience plays a crucially important role in our industry and it is extremely valuable for us to be part of the platform, where industry professionals, as well as end users can discuss and learn more about the materials handling world.

Alexandra Artemova, Marketing Specialist - Rocla AGV Solutions

Are you recruiting? Find your ideal candidate among a diverse range of materials handling professionals:

Forkliftaction's JOB MARKET

MTC Forklifts b.v. is an international wholesale company specialised in buying & selling forklifts, port equipment & aerial platforms. We deliver worldwide from our yard in the Netherlands. Check these specials:

2015 Doosan D70S-7 | 2017 JCB 540-180 
2015 Hubtex DQ70D | 2013 Konecranes 4531TB5 
2014 Atlet PLP200 | 2009 Linde H40D 
2013 Terberg RT283 | 2015 Unicarriers AS1N1L15H 

CONTACT US!   View our full stock of used machines. 

Showcased in the Virtual Expo

Are you recruiting? Find your ideal candidate among a diverse range of materials handling professionals:

Forkliftaction's JOB MARKET

Inside The News
There could be an against-all-odds movie made about two people in the news this week... Continue reading

PREMIUM business

RAEDER-VOGEL
Innovative high-quality wheels and castors for the forklift industry.

Are you recruiting? Find your ideal candidate among a diverse range of materials handling professionals:

Forkliftaction's JOB MARKET

"...Working with Forkliftaction has enabled us to boost engagement with our targeted audience, resulting in an increase in information requests and downloads of valuable materials from our website. Forkliftaction has consistently delivered outstanding results, helping us to effectively connect with the right audience." — Justine Lootens, CEO, GemOne

Learn how Forkliftaction's brand-centred B2B campaign model can boost your advertising.
DOWNLOAD our new Media Kit today.