Alta Equipment Group elects Colin Wilson as Director

Posted on Sep 4, 2024 in Shifting Gears

On September 1, 2024, the Board of Directors of Alta Equipment Group Inc. elected Colin Wilson to fill a vacancy on the Board, effective immediately. Mr. Wilson was elected to the class of directors whose term expires at the Company’s annual shareholders meeting in 2026.

Mr. Wilson, age 70, has over 40 years of experience in the materials handling industry. He began his career in 1970 with Coles Cranes in Sunderland, England, where he worked in production engineering, marketing, product management, and overseas licensing. After time with a compressor company and a European lift truck competitor, Mr. Wilson joined Hyster-Yale Group (formerly NACCO Materials Handling Group), a global company whose primary business is lift trucks with annual revenues over $4 billion, in 1988 as European Sales and Marketing Director for the Yale brand. He had roles of increasing responsibility, culminating in his role as the President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2014. Mr. Wilson held the President and Chief Executive Officer role at Hyster-Yale Group until January 2020, when he retired. Mr. Wilson graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Sunderland Polytechnic (now the University of Sunderland). Mr. Wilson served on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the Industrial Truck Association of America (ITA), is the past chairman and board member of the Materials Handling Institute of America (MHI), and has also served as a member of the Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association’s Board of Advisors (MHEDA) and as President of the British Industrial Truck Association (BITA).

Ryan Greenawalt

“Colin is a proven leader in the material handling business, and he possesses unmatched industry knowledge and insights into our unique strategy,” said Ryan Greenawalt, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. “His experience will benefit as we expand this strategic business segment. We welcome Colin to the Alta family.”

“I am excited to join the Board of Alta and contribute to the Company’s impressive growth strategy,” said Mr. Wilson. “Alta has a leading position in the material handling market, and significant opportunities exist to expand this stable and profitable business segment further.”