Industry People Jul/Aug 2010

William Keegan is now vice president of Dem-Con Companies in Shakopee, Minn. Keegan received his BS in Civil Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 1996 and his Professional Engineers certification in 2001. His professional experience includes entrepreneurial business development, landfill design and construction, solid waste processing, and environmental engineering with more than 15 years in the environmental, solid waste and processing industries.
Bulk Handling Systems (BHS) recently named Brian Wells inside sales and marketing manager. He is responsible for leading the inside sales team that supports all of BHS’ domestic and international sales and marketing activities. Wells has more than 10 years of leadership and management experience spanning multiple disciplines. He also has extensive experience leading new product development efforts. Wells holds a bachelor’s degree in wood science and engineering from Oregon State University.

Gehl Company recently promoted Serge Bosché to vice president of sales and marketing. In his new assignment, he will have responsibility for all sales and promotional activities in the Americas region for Gehl Company and Manitou B.F. Bosché joined the Gehl organization in February 2009 following the acquisition of Gehl Company by Manitou B.F. in October 2008. He will continue to serve as the president and CEO of Manitou North America, Inc., a sister company.

Bob Fitzsimmons, a partner with Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, has been appointed to serve as the lead counsel for installers involved in multidistrict Chinese drywall litigation by Judge Eldon Fallon of the United States District Court Eastern District of Louisiana. In this role, Fitzsimmons will work with Phillip A. Wittmann, the appointed contractors’ liaison counsel, to address the important complex issues facing affected drywall installers from across the nation.

JCB has named Van Clarkson vice president of sales for the Eastern region. He will be responsible for all dealer sales in North America’s Eastern region, with all eight district managers in this sales territory reporting directly to him. Clarkson will also be tasked with strengthening JCB’s distribution network and working with dealers in the Eastern region to increase both market share and overall revenues.

Genesis Attachments has named industry sales veteran Frank “Skip” Neubaum Northeast/Mid-Atlantic regional manager. Neubaum brings a wealth of sales and sales management experience to his new position, having previously spent 23 years with Pennsylvania equipment dealer Giles & Ransome.

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