Movers & Shakers

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- 22 Jun 2017 ( #826 )
1 min read
Rowan
Rowan
Dallas, TX, United States
Bill Rowan, CEO of Sunbelt Industrial Trucks, has retired after 38 years in the industry. Rowan founded Sunbelt Industrial Trucks in 1989 with his business partner, Warren Cornil. He has always been very involved in the industry and served on the MHEDA board for four years and on various Dealer Advisory Boards for over 25 years. Rowan was also a frequent speaker at MHEDA seminars.
He will remain active in the industry as a consultant and will continue to serve on Sunbelt's board of directors.

Columbus, IN, United States
Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A
has announced several organisational changes to key positions this year.
The new executive line-up is as follows:
Bill Finerty, vice president of sales, distribution and dealer development;
Steve Tadd, director of marketing and information technologies;
Stephen Rosenberg, national manager of marketing;
Mike Parker, national manager of part sales and procurement;
Anne Ewing, national manager of dealer operations;
Brian Liggett, national manager of parts operations;
Mike Heyden, national manager of aftermarket sales and service;
Jewell Brown, strategic account executive;
Troy Kaiser, strategic account executive; and
Niels Ostergaard, value selling manager.
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