Movers & Shakers

News Story
- 31 Jul 2008 ( #371 ) - United Kingdom
1 min read
Alan Blacklock
Alan Blacklock
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Alan Blacklock is B&B Attachment's new service manager. Blacklock has worked for Finning as the service manager and Linde as a service engineer. He has also worked in the construction industry and was involved in the building of the Channel Tunnel.

Herts, United Kingdom
Geoff Phillips is replacing Brendon Sparks, who has retired, as the general manager of Nissan Forklifts in the UK. He was recently national sales manager. Phillips joined the company in 1991 after Nissan created its own distributor network.

Scottsdale, AZ, United States
RSC Equipment Rental has appointed Kevin R. Drumm to a newly created role of senior vice president - Strategic Development. Drumm was a principal responsible for advisory and capital-related banking at the Bank of America Securities LLC. Prior to that, he founded Fox Hollow Advisors. He has worked for Goldman, Sachs and Co as an investment banker and with Cravath, Swaine and Moore as a corporate lawyer.
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