Movers & Shakers

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- 8 Dec 2005 ( #238 )
1 min read
Adam Hughes
Adam Hughes
IRVINE, CA, United States
Adam Hughes has been appointed Toyota Material Handling USA Inc (TMHU) national dealer sales manager. He will oversee Toyota forklift sales in all authorised TMHU dealerships and design and promote sales incentive programs. He also continues as warehouse product manager.

TMHU has named Larry Sanders as fleet services manager. Sanders will be responsible for operations at New United Motor Manufacturing Inc and all new fleet account operations. He has been in the materials handling industry for more than 30 years.

Former IT director at Hudson RCI, Eric Robinson is now TMHU's national IT manager. Robinson was responsible for providing business solutions in SAP R/3, Unidata and UNIX at Hudson. He is a Brown University graduate.

Curt Rhoades is TMHU's new rental and remarketing manager. He will be responsible for development and growth of TMHU's rental business and manage the remarketing of all national account lease return units.

OLATHE, KS, United States
SMH has added Jay McNichols to its business development team. He has worked as a product support representative, sales manager, national accounts manager and OEM sales manager. McNichols is based in Chicago.
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