Movers & Shakers

Local News
- 26 Apr 2007 ( #307 )
1 min read
Russ Johnson
Russ Johnson
Portland, OR, United States
Allied Systems Company has appointed Russ Johnson as Long Reach sales director. Johnson has held sales management positions at Lift Technologies, where he was director of sales for the past four years. He worked with Cascade Corp from 1975 to 1999.

Matt Halloran has joined Allied Systems Company as Long Reach mid-central territory manager. Halloran has 12 years' experience in the materials handling industry.

Shelby Coon
Shelby Coon
Shelby Coon has joined Allied Systems as the southwest territory manager for Long Reach, based in Los Angeles, California. Coon was a sales representative with Komatsu for two years and a territory manager and product support representative with Crown Lift Trucks for six years.

Allied Systems acquired the Long Reach line of forklift attachments and other materials handling products in 2002.

SEOUL, Korea
Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers' Association (KOCEMA) member delegates voted at the association's 13th annual general meeting to have Doosan Infracore president Choe Sung-chul serve another term as KOCEMA chairman. Choe said his priorities included invigorating domestic demand and helping Korean machinery makers become global leaders.
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