[INDUSTRY NEWS]
The Crosby Group Announces Leadership Changes, Postelwait Retires The Tulsa, Oklahoma, based Crosby Group, a global leader in accessories for lifting and material handling applications, has announced that Larry Postelwait is retiring after more than 40 years with the company. He has led the organization for the past 25 years as its President and CEO, and in that time has established the company
as the standard for innovation, quality, and performance across the many industries that it serves. Jason Struthers has been named as
his replacement effective immediately, but Mr. Postelwait will be staying on board for a period to ensure a smooth transition. Mr. Struthers brings almost 20 years of global industrial manufacturing experience to The Crosby Group. His background includes sales, marketing and operational leadership roles at Parker Hannifin, IDEX Corporation, and
most recently KOHLER Co., where he was the President of Kohler Power Systems. Mr. Struthers earned a bachelor’s degree
in engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as well as a Master of Business Administration degree from Ashland University. He currently resides in Manitowoc, WI, but will be relocating his family to Tulsa, OK. “Jason has spent his entire career working
within diversified industrial companies that highly value their distribution networks,” said Mr. Postelwait, outgoing President and CEO. “His hands-on experience in developing long-term relationships with distributors, which is one of Crosby Group’s most important attributes and founding principles, will serve the company well for years to come.” With multiple facilities in North America
and abroad, the Crosby Group manufactures premium accessories used in lifting and material handling applications for a wide range of industries ranging from oil and gas exploration to construction. The company, known for its uncompromising quality, premier customer service, and ‘world-class’
training programs, offers a broad range of products suitable for the most demanding of operating conditions. Products include wire rope clips, hooks, shackles, lifting clamps, hoist rings, overhaul balls, snatch blocks, crane blocks and sheaves.
Cuccinello Promoted to President of Bilco Barry I. Lemberg, CEO of “The Bilco Group of Companies” proudly announces the promotion of Michael A. Cuccinello, Senior V.P., to President of Bilco Wire Rope & Supply Corp, Doran Sling & Assembly Corp, and The Shaw Belting Company. In 1984 Mike
Cuccinello became Bilco’s second employee and first
outside sales representative. Following Bilco’s acquisition of Shaw in 1995, Mike assumed the role as President of the company and set out to introduce Shaw’s unique product line to Bilco’s growing customer base. Since Shaw was initially based out of Middletown, CT, Cuccinello would travel between NJ and CT twice a month to monitor operations until 2000 when the Shaw division was relocated to NJ. Cuccinello juggled his responsibilities as President of Shaw and outside sales representative for Bilco and Doran until eight years ago. In 2004, he joined Bilco’s management team where he directed operations, marketing and the sales divisions. Cuccinello has just been elected to a
3 year position on the board of directors for The Association of Wire Rope Fabricators. He and his wife Betsy have two grown children and are season ticket holders of the NY Giants! The Bilco Group is proud to promote
Mike Cuccinello to President of Bilco Wire Rope Supply Corp., Doran Sling & Assembly Corp., and the Shaw Belting Company.
Harrington Hoists Announce Restructure of Executive Team; Industrial Hoist South American Markets Flourish with Harrington Hoists Harrington Hoists Inc., in order to more effectively serve their customers in the U.S. and around the world, is pleased to announce two changes to its executive staff. Scott Miller has been promoted
from Vice President of Operations of Harrington Hoists, Inc. to the position of Managing Director of their KITO Europe Operations. Carlo Lonardi has been promoted from Vice President of Sales and Marketing to Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Harrington Hoists, Inc., effective immediately. Both positions place key executives in leadership positions to help Harrington Hoists, Inc. and the KITO Corporation continue to improve their service level to their customers. Miller began his career with Harrington
Hoists, in 1986 as a sales representative. He later took over and defined the position of Product Sales Manager in 1998 and finally, in 2003, assumed the senior leadership position as Vice President of Operations. As a well recognized professional in the overhead lifting business, Scott also held the position as President of the Hoist Manufacturer’s Institute (HMI) an important technical and marketing group for the industry. Miller holds a degree from Shippensburg University. As Managing Director of KITO Europe, Miller will be responsible for creating a customer centric, high quality business. Lonardi began his career with Harrington
Hoists, Inc. as the Eastern Division Sales Manager in 1997 and was promoted to VP of Sales & Marketing in 2007. Carlo holds a B.S. degree in Business Management from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. His energy and passion have been instrumental in the continued growth of the company and his dedication to serving their customers is well regarded throughout the industry. As Chief Operating Officer of Harrington Hoists, Inc., Carlo will be responsible for increasing overall customer satisfaction as well as optimizing business performance. With Lonardi in place at Harrington
Hoists, Inc. , Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Harrington Hoists, Inc. and President of Kito Americas, Inc. Edward (Ned) Hunter will increase his focus on adding the infrastructure necessary to serve their customers in North and South America. Harrington’s Executive restructuring
comes on the heels of their announcement of their one year anniversary of Harrington’s expansion into the industrial hoist South American Market. Industrial hoist sales growth has been
brisk in the ever-expanding South American market place for the new Kito Americas division of Harrington Hoists, Inc.(based
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