Movers & Shakers

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- 25 Oct 2018 ( #895 )
2 min read
Boeking
Boeking
Fort Worth, TX, United States
Shoppa's Material Handling
has appointed Steve Boecking as chief operating officer. Boecking brings more than 40 years of experience in the materials handling industry and previously worked at Shoppa's for seven years from 1992-1999.
From 1975 to 1992, he worked for Caterpillar dealers and, most recently, was vice president of Hillwood.
Boecking has a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Vanderbilt University.

Meester
Meester
Redmond, WA, United States.
Simon Meester has joined Terex Aerial Work Platforms (AWP) as the new Genie vice president of global sales and marketing. In this role, Meester will have global responsibility for leading the business's sales, commercial operations and marketing teams.
Meester joins Terex AWP from Eaton Corporation, where he was vice president and general manager of Eaton's Industrial Control Division. He previously worked for 15 years in various global and regional roles with Caterpillar and Sandvik with increasing levels of responsibilities. He has global experience in the construction equipment business and lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East, India, China and the USA. He holds an MBA from the University of Surrey in the UK and a Bachelor's degree in Automotive Engineering from Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen in the Netherlands.

Wilczek
Wilczek
Canton, MI, United States
Fraza
has appointed Matt Wilczek as vice president, strategy and corporate development. Wilczek is a results-driven leader with more than 22 years of success spanning the automotive industry, manufacturing, and distribution. His experience includes leadership positions with Spartan Motors, Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America and Rapidparts.
Wilczek will be responsible for leading major initiatives that will build the future of Fraza. His role will be integral to the most strategic and transformational projects in the company. These projects will include streamlining processes, enabling continued growth and scalability, positively influencing team member morale and job satisfaction, helping to provide innovative customer-focused technology and further advancing Fraza's position as an industry leader.
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