TRAILER, TRUCK & BODY OEMs
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has appointed Eileen Frack general manager of human resources effective August 1. Frack, who formerly served as director of executive management development, will succeed David Carson, who was named president and chief executive officer of Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation. Frack also was designated a member of DTNA’s Operating Committee.
Doonan Specialized Trailer LLC announced that Michael Hinton has joined the company as manager of marketing and inside sales. With more than 30 years of sales, marketing, and leadership experience, he previously served as marketing manager, US feed operations with Hubbard Feeds Inc, an operating division of Ridley Inc.
Iowa Mold Tooling Co Inc (IMT), an Oshkosh Corporation company, announced that Shay Linahon has joined IMT as an inside sales representative for fleet accounts. She previously worked at Graham Wood Doors, leading a team responsible for responding to customers’ technical questions. Schad West has joined IMT as lean specialist. He previously served as senior manager of continuous improvement at Crowne Group and manufacturing resources manager for Hagie Manufacturing. Bridget Wolf has been hired as an IMT senior customer service associate. She previously served as a customer service representative for Graham Wood Doors.
Kögel’s new position of director for France has been filled by Frédéric Perez. Before joining Kögel, he was responsible for sales in France for a leading international manufacturer of trailer axles and truck components.
COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS
Hutchens Industries welcomes Keith Fry as its Northeast Territory regional manager responsible for the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia, and parts of Kentucky. With 20 years of industrial sales experience, he previously was an industrial account representative for WESCO Distribution.
Fontaine Fifth Wheel has hired Gregg Stohler as vice-president of sales and marketing. A 22-year veteran of the commercial vehicle industry, he most recently served as vice-president of sales and marketing at Hines Specialty Vehicle Group and has also worked for Cummins and Detroit Diesel.
Venco Venturo Industries LLC has added Stuart Phipps to its engineering team as design engineer. He comes to the company after spending the past 10 years as a senior product development engineer for conveyor and sortation equipment in the warehouse, distribution, and fulfillment industries. Before that, he spent two years with Venco Venturo as a mechanical engineer and eight years with an engineering and consulting company that provided designs for Proctor & Gamble.
SAF-Holland announced that Mike Kamsickas has been named president of the Powered Vehicle Systems Business Unit, replacing Jack Gisinger, who is retiring at the end of 2015. With 30 years of experience in the automotive and heavy-duty commercial vehicle industries, Kamsickas comes to SAF-Holland from Dayco Products.
Onspot of North America has appointed Eric Jones as vice-president, sales and marketing for Team Onspot. He was previously the director of marketing, OEM sales and general manager of the Snow & Ice Removal Systems Division at Muncie Power Products.
Aero Industries Inc has promoted Jeff Boyd to vice-president of sales and marketing. Boyd, who began his career at Aero Industries 16 years ago, served most recently as director of sales.
Vulcan Spring and Manufacturing Company has appointed Brad Gorg as applications engineer responsible for technical sales and engineering support in the industrial segment of the firm’s domestic and international markets. He has a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.
Stellar Industries Inc announced that Nelson Carlson has been hired as its new national accounts sales manager. He comes to Stellar with 38 years of international and national experience through his previous job as director of HyRail sales for the Americas at Harsco Rail. ♦
