Movers & Shakers

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- 19 Jun 2008 ( #365 )
1 min read
Dan Oriente
Dan Oriente
OLATHE, KS, United States
Dan Oriente has been promoted to senior regional manager of business development at SMH. Oriente has been in the materials handling industry since 1991. He has worked in the parts and service departments of dealerships representing Clark, Mitsubishi, Daewoo, Crown and Nissan forklifts.

McCONNELLSBURG, PA, United States
JLG Industries has promoted Christopher Mellott to vice president of ground support. Mellott will be responsible for JLG's global service centres and aftermarket parts business, including ground support strategies, initiatives and business development. He has worked in JLG since 1995 and has held management positions in sales, service, customer support and product management, most recently as vice president of customer assurance.

Peter Bondafede, senior vice president of operations, now has responsibility for ground support service centres and global parts distribution from an operational perspective.
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