Two Hyster leaders recognized as influential women in the industry
Lorri Lewis was named a trailblazer, Jennifer Timblin was honored as a rising star
Hyster Company announces Director of Global Dealer Marketing Enablement Lorri Lewis and Global Big Truck Marketing Strategy and Activation Manager Jennifer Timblin are winners of the 2024 Women in Supply Chain awards, presented by industry publications Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Food Logistics. These awards honor female supply chain leaders whose accomplishments, mentorship, and examples set a foundation for women at all levels of the supply chain.
“Lorri and Jennifer’s dedication and leadership at Hyster can’t be overstated,” says Jennifer Meyers, Brand Marketing and Global Activation Manager at Hyster. “Lorri has excelled in every role she’s held in her more than 40 years at Hyster and has paved the way for so many female leaders in our organization, including me. In such a short time, Jennifer has proven herself indispensable and progressed through roles with increasing responsibility, starting as an administrative assistant to now holding a global leadership position for this renowned brand. Both women have had and continue to have a huge impact at Hyster and truly deserve this recognition.”
Lorri Lewis
A third-generation Hyster employee with two sons who have followed in her footsteps, Lewis is a true trailblazer in materials handling. Throughout her long tenure, she has applied her tremendous skills in many areas, from graphic design, brand marketing, and event planning to sales, dealer relations, and even inventory analysis. But she is perhaps best known for developing highly successful events, including attention-grabbing booths for the industry’s largest tradeshows and leading hundreds of “roadshows.” During roadshows, Lewis is out in the field herself, helping to host customers at dealer locations or visiting the customer’s own facility to learn more about their specific application. She has been recognized by her peers and leaders for going above and beyond for customer satisfaction, earning the first HYCare award granted by the company’s major accounts team.
Jennifer Timblin
Timblin is a self-motivated rising star in the supply chain who progressed through the Hyster organization in less than a decade to her current role, in which she manages a team and leads global marketing efforts for the brand’s big truck line of high-capacity forklifts and container handling equipment. She has also managed public relations and communications resources in the Americas, as well as product launch support for the Asia-Pacific region. In recent years, Timblin has organized several high-profile events for Hyster and has championed the brand’s commitment to developing zero-emission solutions that can help even heavy-duty industries make the shift to clean power alternatives for materials handling equipment traditionally powered by diesel and internal combustion engines (ICE). As a manager and mentor, Timblin helps others to identify and act on opportunities to grow their careers. She encourages her employees and mentees to be proactive about their own professional development and is intentional about having conversations with colleagues to understand what work they find fulfilling, outline goals, and pave pathways to help achieve them.
