05.06.2007

New product managers at Manitowoc

The Manitowoc Crane Group has appointed three new global product managers responsible, it says, “for ensuring that Manitowoc Crane Group lifting solutions are fulfilling market needs around the world”.

The new appointments include: David Havard, global product manager for Potain tower and self erecting cranes; Please register to see all images

David Havard

Neil Hollingshead, global product manager for Grove All-Terrain and Rough-Terrain cranes; Please register to see all images

Neil Hollingshead

and Ruben Olivas Saunders, global product manager for Grove Truck Mounted cranes and National Crane boom trucks. Please register to see all images

Ruben Olivas Saunders

These product managers join Raman Joshi, who was appointed as global product manager of Manitowoc crawler cranes, last year..
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Raman Joshi

Havard, based in Ecully France, moves from his position as product manager for Potain self-erecting cranes, while Neil Hollingshead from Sunderland is returning to the company where he previously served as product manager for Grove All-Terrain cranes. Ruben Olivas Saunders, currently based in Mexico moves from his job as Potain sales manager for Central and South America.


All of the new appointees will report to Bob Hund, Manitowoc Crane Group’s vice president of marketing.

Hund said: “Our global product managers will complement our existing product managers. They will ensure that new and existing cranes meet global market needs and fulfill our company objectives,”

“These individuals were chosen because of their knowledge of global market dynamics. Their job is to synthesize regional strategies into a global vision and work with product and marketing management to offer our customers the most innovative lifting equipment on a global basis.”