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- 18 Oct 2007 ( #332 )
1 min read
Jacob Thomas
Jacob Thomas
WESTPORT, CT, United States
Terex Corp has appointed Jacob Thomas as vice president of technology. He will be responsible for new product technology globally, working with business product managers and engineering teams. Thomas was previously vice president of the big bore engine business for International Truck & Engine Corp. Before that, he was with Case Corp in various roles.

STANSTED, United Kingdom
Powercell Industrial Battery Engineers Ltd has appointed two new business development managers.
Alan Timcke has had a 30-year career in the forklift and battery industries, including roles with Jungheinrich, Linde, Enersys and Montgomery Reid. Timcke has been tasked with increasing sales in specific UK areas and developing Powercell's significant accounts.

Colin McCartney has 12 years' experience in the industrial battery sector, spent with BPS of Scotland. He was based in Kent for the past six years. McCartney will build Powercell's client base in the southern counties of Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire in sectors like forklift dealerships, food wholesalers, power stations, dairies and others.
Alan Timcke
Alan Timcke
Colin McCartney
Colin McCartney
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