Kazue Sasaki

Irvine, CA, United States
Kazue Sasaki has succeeded Susumu (Sonny) Toyoda as president of Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc. He is also now president of Toyota Industries North America Inc and director of the Toyota Material Handling USA Inc board of directors. Sasaki has over 20 years of management and engineering experience. He was senior managing officer of Toyota Industries Corp (TICO) and prior to that, he led TICO's engine division.

Wiesbaden, Germany
KION Group has appointed Manfred Wennemer as a shareholder representative on the company's supervisory board. Wennemer replaces Till Hufnagel, executive director at Goldman Sachs Capital Partners. From September 2009, he will also succeed Johannes Huth, head of Europe at KKR, as chairman of the supervisory board. Wennemer has 30 years' experience in the manufacturing industry. From 2001 to 2008, he was CEO of Continental AG.

Cherryville, NC, United States
FleetNet America Inc has appointed Craig McDowell as forklift fleet manager. McDowell has over 20 years' experience in the forklift industry ranging from sales to aftermarket development. He will be responsible for FleetNet's Forklift Maintenance Management program.