APPOINTMENTS | NEWS
AMERICAN LIFTING GEAR RENTAL FIRM APPOINTS NEW VP OF SALES
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ifting gear rental specialists LGH North America has named Ryan Group (pictured) as its new vice president of sales.
The role will involve Group serving as a member of the executive team alongside the vice presidents of support and of operations. His primary function is to create sales objectives for North America and lead the regional sales managers with strategic direction to develop and implement the appropriate sales activities to meet or exceed those objectives. Group comes to LGH after spending the past ten years in various sales and managerial roles at Enerpac Tool Group. He was a territory manager for six years before moving into upper management.
In 2019, Group accepted a role as
Western regional sales director at Enerpac, and less than ten months later he was moved to take over the Eastern region due to a restructuring caused by the pandemic. Over the past four years, he has had the opportunity to lead the entire North American sales organisation for Enerpac in some capacity. He also has prior distribution sales experience with rigging and hoisting manufacturers such as Harrington Hoist, Columbus McKinnon and Crosby. LGH North America said: “We’re
excited about Ryan joining the LGH family, and we’re sure his experience will make him a valuable asset to our company and our customers.” ●
CALDWELL GROUP NAMES RUD OUTSIDE SALES MANAGER
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he Caldwell Group has named Robert Allen (pictured) outside sales manager for its RUD product line in the US and
Canada. Allen brings 20 years of relevant experience to the role, selling equipment
to distributors – Caldwell sells through a dealer network – and end users, in addition to working with independent sales representatives and agencies. He has worked in the industrial, construction, automotive and hardware industries, with recognised tooling and equipment brands. The RUD range includes slings and lifting points. Allen said: “I’ve known Caldwell
for many years. It’s hard not to recognise their products when visiting industrial and rigging warehouses, and manufacturing facilities, throughout the country. RUD is also a very well-known company and brand in the industry. I wanted to be part of a team known for high-quality products with outstanding customer service.
“I am confident that my skills,
background and sales experience, across a multitude of industries with channel partners of all types, will help make a significant contribution to this organisation.” “However,” Allen continued, “Many end users and customers already know our products well enough to determine the right one for the correct application – although, there are times that we’ll need
to assist in determining the right product for the right job. That’s where our sales, customer service and engineering teams become an asset and valuable resource for our clients. “Caldwell and RUD have done a
fantastic job positioning the RUD product and brand in the North American market, but with more focus and energy, the long-term opportunity is to sustain company growth and exponentially expand the [RUD] business,” he added. Allen will report to Darrin Noe, director
of sales, who said: “Rob is starting with two very basic goals: get in front of, and strengthen relationships with, key distributors and OEMs [original equipment manufacturers]; and find RFQs [requests for quotes]. He is well- placed and uniquely skilled to achieve those objectives. The RUD range represents an important part of the overall Caldwell product offering; we want to be able to offer a true turnkey package, or complete lifting solution. “We needed someone who is hungry
to sell and understands how to build, maintain and leverage relationships. Rob has those attributes plus the technical aptitude to help us reach our sales goals.” ●
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