Pekka Lundmark

Hyvinkää, Finland
Konecranes president and CEO Pekka Lundmark is leaving the Finnish equipment manufacturer to pursue other opportunities. Lundmark will leave the company in early September 2015 after the release of the January-June interim report. The company has started looking for his replacement.
Konecranes plc board chairman Stig Gustavson says: "We were naturally saddened on learning about Pekka Lundmark´s new career moves and his decision to leave us. Lundmark has led our group through both calm and stormy waters with great success. Lundmark´s 10 years at the helm of Konecranes will be a brightly shining part of his CV."
Lundmark says: "Leaving Konecranes was not an easy decision since I truly love this company. I believe we are well positioned to take advantage of the world megatrends such as digitalisation and resource scarcity ... However, 10 years is a long time for a CEO and, for this reason, I feel this is a good time to move on with my career."

Mike Gore

Summerville, SC, United States
KION North America Corp has appointed Mike Gore as its new vice president, dealer sales. Gore spent his first six months with KION North America as the sales manager for the STILL Liftrunner. He will continue to fulfill that role until a replacement is named. In his new role, he will be responsible for managing and growing sales in the dealer segment of KION North America's business. He has previously held sales leadership positions with Dow Chemical, Sealoflex, RSC Equipment Rental and JCB of South Carolina. He also spent 13 years in the Virginia National Guard as an engineer officer.