Management position newly filled
Jonathan M. Dawley is the new President & CEO of KION North America
Jonathan M. Dawley took over as President & CEO of KION North America on May 18. He succeeds Vincent Halma, who has left the company.
Dawley joins from Putzmeister Holding GmbH, a subsidiary of Sany Heavy Industry Corporation, where he led the Americas region for more than two years. From 2014 to 2018, he was responsible for the global aftermarket business of JLG Industries Corporation, a subsidiary of Oshkosh Corporation. He gained many years of experience in intralogistics in various management roles at Hyster-Yale Materials Handling Corporation from 2005 to 2014.
"With Jonathan Dawley, an excellent leader with many years of broad professional experience in the capital goods industry will take over the management of KION North America," said CP Quek, member of the Executive Board of KION Group AG responsible for the Asia-Pacific and Americas regions. "With our experienced team, we have excellent opportunities to further develop the potential in the region. I am delighted that Jonathan will bring his combined knowledge to the KION Group and wish him every success for the further development of our Industrial Trucks & Services business in North America."
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