Tranzonic names Joe Vitale Chief Corporate Development Officer
Newly created position to pilot strategic growth via M&A The Tranzonic Companies, a manufacturer of personal care and protection, contamination control, and cleaning products, has named Joe Vitale to the newly created role of chief corporate development officer. Vitale will provide strategic direction and leadership as the business expands through acquisitions, investments, and partnerships, and will collaborate with executive...
CLARK Material Handling Company announces leadership appointments
CLARK Material Handling Company has announced its plans for upcoming leadership appointments in the North American company. 2023 was a record sales and revenue year for CLARK Material Handling since the purchase of the company by the Young An company in 2003. Dennis Lawrence, President and CEO of CLARK commented on the business’s success, “Our team has worked tirelessly for the past 20 years to rebuild a brand that we can all be proud...
Coast Guard Captain named Port Security Director
Manning to assume role following March retirement The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved the appointment of U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Ryan Manning to lead the Security Division at the nation’s second-busiest seaport. Manning, currently Captain of the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach and Commander of Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, will join the Port of Long Beach following his retirement at the end of March. In...
Alta Equipment Group appoints Jeff Hoover as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
Alta Equipment Group Inc., a provider of premium material handling, construction, and environmental processing equipment, appointed Jeff Hoover as Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel effective immediately. Hoover came to Alta via Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, a national law firm, and before that Howard & Howard Attorneys, PLLC where he was a Partner at both firms and specialized in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance,...
Dorner appoints new Business Development Manager
Dorner has hired Dave Giffels as Business Development Manager. Giffels will be working with the sales team to grow Dorner’s industrial and automation conveyor business into new markets and customer bases. Giffels joins Dorner after spending most of his career in automation sales, including 12 years with Bosch selling palletized conveyor systems. His experience spans across the material handling industry including work with...
2024 PTDA Foundation Board ready to pioneer new programs
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) Foundation Board of Trustees begin their leadership terms. Matt Pavlinsky, director of power transmission products, at Applied Industrial Technologies (Cleveland, Ohio) assumes the role of president. Pavlinsky has been involved with the PTDA Foundation since 2018. Most recently he served on the Board of Trustees and the PT WORK Force® Education, Research and Knowledge committee....
AutoScheduler adds Stephen Zujkowski to executive team as Vice President
AutoScheduler.AI, an innovative Warehouse Management System (WMS) accelerator, has announced that Stephen Zujkowski has joined the company as the Vice President of Customer Success. With over thirty years in the supply chain industry, Stephen will bring his extensive experience to help AutoScheduler grow profitably and achieve scale while driving value in customers’ supply chains. “Stephen will be the critical guiding force that...