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FEBRUARY 2015
ACT
RonSchad joins Liebherr Nenzing
Crane industryveteran
RonSchadhasbeen
appointedMidwest
salesmanager for
LiebherrNenzing.He
will be responsible for
salesof crawler cranes,
duty cycle cranes and
foundationmachinesbuilt by
theLiebherrNenzingdivision
inAustria.
Schad’s territory includes
the statesof Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan,Minnesotaand
Wisconsin.
Schad said that theposition
allowshim to stay in the
industryanddowhat he enjoys
most, by “helping
contractors and
equipment users find
theperfectmachine for their
future liftingand foundation
construction requirements.”
Awell-known figure in the
crane industry, Schadwas
CEOandpresident of Essex
RentalCorporation for 14
yearsuntilApril 2014. Before
that, he spent nearly15years
working in the crawler crane
RonSchad, formerlywith
EssexRental Corp.,will
sell cranes in theMidwest
region.
Zach Parnell
takes over
as president
of ITI
Zack Parnell, formerly vice
president andCOO of Industrial
Training International, (ITI) is
now president of the company.
Parnell will continue to work
with each operational team,
including finance, marketing,
training solutions, logistics,
and technical services.
Mike Parnell transitions
from president to technical
director and will continue to
be the driving force behind
the company’s technical
acumen. Training and field
servicesmanagement will
continue to report toMike
as the responsible party for
curriculum development, new
client engagement, and all
technical services.
John “Red” Bartlett joined
the ITI technical staff as an
instructor with over 35 years
of experience in crane and
equipment operations and
inspection, rigging application,
rigging gear inspection, and
project management. He
is certified Class ACrane
Operator by the State of New
York Department of Labor and
is a Licensed Hoisting Engineer
via the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Department of
Public Safety.
Tadano names Stone
regional manager
TadanoAmericahired
Chad Stone as regional
salesmanager for the
Great Lakes territory.
RonDogotch, vice
president of sales, said
Stonewill bringboth
youth and experience
to the sales team. “We
are expecting good things
fromChad and look forward
to expandingourmarket
penetration in theGreat Lakes
region,”Dogotch said.
“I ampleased tohave the
PEOPLE& EVENTS
Noe heads toRenfroe
DarrinNoe become the
division salesmanager
for J.C. Renfroe,
adivisionof The
CaldwellGroup.
Noe, whowill be
relocating to the
Jacksonville, FL
plant fromCaldwell
headquarters inRockford,
IL, will overseeNorth
American sales of theRenfroe
brand. Since startingwith
TheCaldwellGroup in
1996,Noehas served in
various capacities, including
applications specialist for the
Univacproduct line;
customer service/
insidemanager;
and regional sales
manager.
“We are looking to
maintain an aggressive
approachwith the
Renfroe brand,”
saidDoug Stitt, president
of theCaldwellGroup.
“Sowewanted tobring an
experienced, energetic person
to enhance our sales efforts
for existing and expanded
Renfroe lines.Darrinwas the
natural choice.”
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opportunitywith
Tadano to serve our
existing customer base
andwork todevelop
new relationships
and customers,” said
Stone. “The territory
represents a significant
market for both all
terrain and rough terrain
cranes andwe intend to
strengthenourmarket
position there.”
Stone is a graduate of
IndianaUniversity.
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DarrinNoe
ChadStone
division for Manitowoc
Cranes.
“I ampleased tohave
our cranes and foundation
machines representedby
someonewith suchan
establishedbackground in
the industryasRonSchad,”
saidGernot Schranz,
president, LiebherrNenzing
(USA). “Inaddition, Schad’s
ties to theboth construction
and rental customersmake
himaperfect choice for
Liebherr’s sales efforts in the
Midwest region.”
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HIGHLIGHTS
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Jim
Miner
was
appointed
regional
manager
of Alps
Wire Rope
Corporation for the North
Central andMidwest region
of the U.S. Miner has been
with the company for six
years. Previously, he spent
12 years as vice president
of sales andmarketing for
Wells Electronics.
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Greg
Smith
joined Alps
Wire Rope
Corporation
as a
territory
salesmanager for the
North Central territory
of the U.S. Smith was
previously employed with
WireCoWorld Group, and
hasmore than 17 years of
experience in the wire rope
industry. He is a veteran of
the United States Army.
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DanWarren
was named a
buyer for Alps
Wire Rope
Corporation
in December
2014.
Working from the corporate
headquarters office,
Warren is new to the wire
rope industry but hasmore
than 10 years of purchasing
experience.
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Gregg
Lakin
is the
new Alps
Wire Rope
Corporation
warehouse
manager in
St. Charles, IL. He is new
to the wire rope industry,
and he previously worked
at Aptar as an inventory
analyst and before that at
Prinova as the company’s
warehousemanager.
