Mark Whaley

Council Bluffs, IA, United States
Mark Whaley has been appointed executive vice president of Omaha Standard Inc. Whaley will be responsible for sales and marketing, engineering, product management, quality, scheduling, purchasing and support services. He joined Omaha Standard-Palfinger in 2008 as vice president of marketing and sales.

Niagara Falls, ON, Canada
Jon Williams has been appointed Western sales manager for Palfinger knuckle boom cranes for Western United States. Williams is responsible for all the US states west of the Mississippi River, excluding Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. He has over 25 years' experience in truck-mounted equipment.

Hyvinkää, Finland
Konecranes Group has appointed Miikka Kinnunen as director of investor relations from 1 December. Kinnunen replaces Sanna Päiväniemi who is leaving Konecranes to join another company.
Since 2001, Kinnunen worked in Carnegie Investment Bank AB as a financial analyst and in other positions. He will report to Teo Ottola, CFO of Konecranes Group.