HELSINKI, Finland
Cargotec has appointed Eeva Mäkelä as chief financial officer. She was senior vice president, investor relations and communications, and is a member of the executive board. Mäkelä will be responsible for accounting, finance and risk management in addition to her previous role. Before joining Cargotec in 2005, she was head of investor relations at Metso Corp.

Eeva Mäkelä

Minna Karhu

Minna Karhu is now vice president, corporate communications of Cargotec. Karhu was communications director of Cargotec's MacGREGOR business area. She has worked for MacGREGOR since 1994.

GREENWICH, CT, United States
United Rentals Inc has appointed John J Fahey as vice president - controller. Fahey has over 15 years of financial executive experience. He joined the company in 2005 as vice president - assistant corporate controller. In 2006, he took on the additional role of principal accounting officer and will continue in that role. He has had senior management positions in Xerox Corp and Faulding Pharmaceutical Company.