Movers & Shakers

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- 4 Feb 2016 ( #755 )
2 min read
Marengo, IL, United States
James J. Radous III, appointed president of UniCarriers Americas (UCA) on January 22, 2016, has also been appointed as a UniCarriers corporate officer of global UniCarriers Corporation of Tokyo, Japan. During his first week of office, Radous appointed Tom Prusinski as senior vice president and CFO and Eric Victor as senior vice president of strategic management and business operations.
Prusinski
Prusinski
In addition to his current responsibilities as CFO, Prusinski will oversee UCA's retail operations, and merger and acquisition activities.
Prusinski brings more than 25 years of experience to UniCarriers, having previously served as the global controller for SPX Hydraulic Technologies: corporate finance director at SIRVA, a Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Portfolio Company: controller at Textron Fastening Systems; finance and treasury director at Monsanto; corporate finance director at Duplex Products; and accounting manager at Babcock & Wilcox.
Victor
Victor
In the new role of senior vice president of strategic management and business operations, Victor is responsible for strategy execution and aligning operations across all units and functions at the enterprise level. Additionally, Victor has P&L responsibilities for UCA's Brazil operations, UniCarriers South America (UCSA).
He brings an array of business experience to the position. Prior to joining UCA, he served as managing principal for Victor Consulting, LLC for 12 years. He also held positions of increasing authority at General Electric, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, Siemens and J.M. Huber. Prior to his business career, Victor served 10 years as a flight officer in the US Navy and held legislative and political aid roles in the Texas State Government.

Sipilä
Sipilä
Helsinki, Finland
Eeva Sipilä, current Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Cargotec will leave to take up the position of CFO at Metso Corporation.
Sipilä will continue in her current position and as a member of Cargotec's executive board until the end of July, 2016. The process for finding her successor has been started.

Sedgman
Sedgman
Brisbane, Australia
Jim Sedgman has joined the Brisbane branch of Forkbiz. Sedgman brings 20-plus years' experience, with a background in both materials handling and, for the last five years, with Drivetrain Power and Propulsion. He will be the company's national aftermarket manager, focusing on both the domestic and overseas service- and parts-related businesses.
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