Movers & Shakers

Local News
- 8 Oct 2020 ( #995 )
1 min read
Nartish
Nartish
West Bend, WI, United States
Manitou Group
has appointed Ilmars Nartish to the position of vice president of sales and marketing for Manitou North America.
Nartish joined Manitou in 2007 as a regional sales manager. He then moved into the role of managing director of Manitou Nordics in June 2012.
Prior to Manitou Group, Nartish held various sales management roles including materials handling equipment sales manager at Intrac Latvia SIA.
Nartish holds a Global Executive MBA and Global Master's Degree in Finance from IE Business School, Madrid, Spain.

Hochhalter
Hochhalter
Olathe, KS, United States
TVH Americas
has promoted Loren Hochhalter to senior business development manager, industrial parts for the Americas. In his new position, Hochhalter will continue working to promote the growth and success of the industrial parts sales department and will be responsible for leading the industrial parts business development team.
Hochhalter started with TVH in February 2017 as the western regional business development manager. During his time at TVH, he has continued growing sales and enhancing the customer experience. With 20-plus years in the rental industry, his background has given him a well-rounded understanding of how to improve customer satisfaction.
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