Movers & shakers

Local News
- 7 Jul 2016 ( #777 )
2 min read
Hunter
Hunter
Memphis, TN, United States
Rick Hunter has joined Heli Americas in the position of US design engineer. As the first member of the Heli US Design Center, Hunter will work closely with authorised Heli dealers and their customers, as well as key national accounts, to assist Anhui Heli in the design of new products and support for current Heli products, specifically directed to the North American market. Hunter, who has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, comes to the position with over 25 years' experience in the materials handling industry, having held positions of increasing responsibility with Clark, Nissan, Link Belt and Sany America.

Washington, United Kingdom
Snorkel UK
has announced several appointments, including the expansion of the sales team.
Chris Bennett has joined Snorkel UK from JLG, where he was responsible for developing a dealer network, as well as account management and end user sales. Prior to JLG, Bennett worked in retail and as a coach driver, and holds a PSV license. He is responsible for Snorkel UK sales in the North West region.
In the North East and Scotland, Alistair Jordan will be responsible for developing Snorkel sales, as well as a used equipment program. Jordan has a significant background in the UK access industry, having managed a rental company and sold capital equipment for many years. He left Rapid Platforms in 2014, and is pleased to be returning to a sales role within the industry.
Joseph Whitton has been appointed sales manager for the Yorkshire-Humberside region. He joined Snorkel Europe in 2015 as a graduate working within the EMEA customer services team. Whitton has a strong understanding of the Snorkel business and product line and a customer focus that will transfer easily into this new role.
To support the expanded field sales team, Snorkel UK has appointed Lisa Killala as sales coordinator. Killala is based at Snorkel UK's headquarters in Washington, Tyne & Wear, and is primarily responsible for assisting the UK sales team to deliver a high level of customer service.
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