Peoplenews
from theworld’s rental industry
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Kevin Parkes,
CEO at UK-based
rental
company
Hewden, is to step
down, effective 31
January, 2015.
MrParkes, a formerdirector at Finning
(UK) took over at Hewden in 2009,
leading the business after the sale to
private equity company Sun European
Partners. Mr Parkes said, “Through
challenging times we have radically
reorganised and rebuilt the business,
relentlessly executing our strategy
so Hewden is best placed to take
advantage of the recovering market.”
Hewden said a further announcement
was expectedearly in theNewYear.
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Travel and
transport industry
veteran John Tague
has been appointed
as the new CEO of
Hertz, replacing
Brian MacDonald , who became group
interim CEO following departure of
Mark Frissora earlier this year. Mr
MacDonald remains CEO of Hertz’s
equipment rental business, Hertz
Equipment Rental Corporation (HERC).
Mr Tague is a former president and
CEO of United Airlines, and most
recently served as chairman and
CEO of transportation and logistics
provider Cardinal LogisticsHoldings.
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A new chief
executive has been
appointed at Hyundai
Heavy Industries
Europe – JC Jung
replaces
the
recently-promoted SG Rhee, who will
return to Hyundai Heavy Industries
Korea. Jung, formerly global sales
director for forklifts in Korea, moves
to the European headquarters
of Hyundai Heavy Industries in
Geel, Belgium. One of Jung’s first
assignmentswill be to launch the new
Tier 4/Stage IV-compliant range of
Hyundai excavators, wheeled loaders
and forklift trucks into the European
market – the first territory to launch
thenew series.
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Centrica executive
Chris Weston took
the reins as CEO of
temporary power
provider Aggreko
on 2 January, 2015.
Aggreko announced in May 2014 that
it had appointed Centrica executive
Mr Weston as its new CEO. It said Ken
Hanna, currently executive chairman,
would revert to his previous role of
non-executive chairman when Mr
Weston came on board at the start of
next year.
Mr Westonwasmanaging director of
international downstream at energy
conglomerate Centrica, running the
group’s largest division. In this role, he
is operationally responsible for both
BritishGas in theUKandDirect Energy
in theUS.
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US-based events
rental
company
Classic Party Rentals
has appointed Brent
Mumford as its
new CEO, effective
10 November. Mr Mumford replaces
current CEO Jeff Black, who has
left the company. Mr Mumford most
recently served as vice president and
general manager for manufacturer
Sullair, and before that was CEO of
Hi-Way Equipment Company. From
2002-2009, Mr Mumford worked at
NES Rentals where he held multiple
leadership roles including region
vice president and vice president of
operations.
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US Battery Manufacturing has
namedMichaelCoadasthecompany's
new director of sales. Mr Coad has
been with US Battery for nearly a
decade, and in this new position,
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will continue to
grow the US Battery
product line through
the company's OE
customers
and
distributor network.
Prior to this appointment, Mr Coad
served as US Battery's Northeast
and Midwest regional sales manager,
and will temporarily maintain these
accounts,whileexpandingUSBattery's
global reach.
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JLG Industries has
promoted Jeff Ford
from global category
director for boom
lifts to director of
global strategy and
business development. In addition,
Corey Raymo, currently global
category director for scissors, will
become global category director for
boom lifts. Finally, Paul Kreutzwiser
has joined JLG as the global category
director, scissors/verticals. Mr
Kreutzwiser has more than 12 years
of marketing experience in the AWP
industry.
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UK-based rental
company Speedy Hire
has appointedRussell
Downas itsnewgroup
finance director,
succeeding Lynn
Krige who stepped down last summer.
Ms Krige left the company following
a tumultuous year for the group in
the Middle East, where accounting
regularities lead to a full-year loss for
2013. Speedy said Mr Down, who has
been group finance director at design
and engineering consultancy Hyder
Consulting since 2008, would join its
board from6April, 2015.
Australia’s Hire and Rental Industry Association (HRIA) has announced the
dates for its 2015exhibition –HIRE 15DestinationSuccess, set to takeplaceat
theAdelaide Showground fromApril 28 to 30, 2015.
The organiser said the event would include keynote speakers and daily
industry seminars, as well as a showcase of equipment and services across
the diverse rental industry, including live demonstrations.
“As the Australian economy shows continued signs of improvement across
the board, and in the construction and infrastructure industries inparticular,
it is more important than ever to look to our industry’s core strengths and
learnhow towork smarter andmore effectively,” HRIACEOPhil Newby said.
“Building relationships and creating new networks is vital at times of
economic stress and Hire 15 - Destination Success offers a crucial meeting
point for theentirehire industryand
associatedmarkets in Australia,” Mr
Newby added.
HRIA said the event would
culminate on 30 April, 2015 with the
presentationanddeliveryof theHire
Industry Excellence Awards, which
recognise outstanding achievement
and industry excellence.
Frank Nerenhausen, president of JLG, will be the keynote speaker at the IPAF
Summit inMarch 2015.
Mr Nerenhausen will explore emerging technologies and their potential
application in the access industry under the title “Gimmicks or the Next
Reality”.
The IPAFSummitwill beheldon thesamedayas the International Awards for
PoweredAccess (IAPAs) on 26March 2015 inWashington, DC, US.
The IPAF Summit conference attracts senior representatives from the
worldwide access industry to discuss and debate the latest technical, safety
and business developments in the sector. The theme of the 2015 Summit is
“New Technologies andNewMarkets”.
Speakers will focus on how new technologies will change the face of
the access industry in the next five to 10 years and look at how existing
technologies are still battling toopenupnewmarkets around theworld.
Speakers are being finalised, and will cover topics ranging from a report
from Bulgaria on the battle to reclaim stolen MEWPs, a presentation from
Turkeyon the challengesof openingnewmarkets tonew technologies, andan
update from IPAFon the latest developments ineLearning.
The full programmewill beannounced shortly. Theconferencewill beheld in
English, with simultaneous translation
into Spanish. Attendance at the IPAF
Summit conference is free. Register in
advanceatwww.iapa-summit.info
FrankNerenhausen takes topspot
at IPAFSummit
HIRE 15exhibitiondatesannounced
