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- 14 Aug 2008 ( #373 ) - United Kingdom
1 min read
Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks UK has appointed Mike Jones as general manager.
Jones takes over from Terry Foreman who is retiring after three years in the role.

Jones is currently regional manager for the northern half of the UK. He was the national sales manager at Hamech, the UK distributor, before he joined Mitsubishi in 2002.

Waverly, IW, United States

Marco Gentilini is taking over from Doug Friesen as vice president and general manager of Terex Cranes North America.

Gentilini is currently general manager of Terex Bendini and continue in this role for Bendini.

Ken Lousberg will take over the operational responsibility for Terex Cranes Wilmington, N.C. plant.

Zweibrücken, Germany

Doug Friesen has been appointed vice president and managing director of Terex Demag in Zweibrücken, Germany. Friesen will take up his new role full time at the start of September and replaces Alexander Knecht.

Friesen has worked at Terex for three years. Prior to that, he worked for JCB and Toyota.
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