05.10.2016

Global product managers for Terex Cranes

Terex has appointed Frank Schröder as director of product management for All Terrain cranes and Suresh Natarajan as director of product management for Rough Terrain cranes.

Schröder and Natarajan will lead the global product management teams in the development and execution of product line development and strategies.

Schröder has been with Terex Cranes for 16 years, and was most recently director of commercial and product support strategy. Before that he was the director of parts and service for four years. He began his career with Terex in the engineering department and later moved to various management roles in customer support.
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Frank Schröder

Natarajan returns to Terex after five years with Manitowoc as director of global electrical engineering. Prior to leaving Terex in 2011 he was director of engineering and supply chain, having joined the company in 2008. He started his career at Ford in 1995, as a technical specialist, after six years he was promoted to supervisor, a job he held for five years, before switching to Ingersoll Rand, where he was global engineering manager for two years before moving to Terex.
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Suresh Natarajan

Terex Cranes president Ken Lousberg said: “We have assembled a global product team for our four global crane product lines: All Terrains, crawlers, Rough Terrains and towers. These teams will work closely with our customers to ensure we develop products that benefit their current and future needs. At the same time, they will also work closely with our local engineering teams and new engineering competency centres to ensure consistency in product design.”

Group vice president Harry Bussmann added: “Both Suresh and Frank offer a wealth of crane equipment engineering and development experience for Terex Cranes. They are the right fit to lead our product management teams at the global level and advance our engineering expertise, responsiveness and excellence.”