Trailer, truck, & body OEMs

April 1, 2012
Heil Trailer International Company has promoted John Snodgrass to vice-president of global accounts and international sales, responsible for export sales

Heil Trailer International Company has promoted John Snodgrass to vice-president of global accounts and international sales, responsible for export sales and support through plant operations in Asia and South America. He will report to Randall Swift, president and chief executive officer of Heil Trailer. Snodgrass has worked in the organization for more than 38 years in sales and marketing roles, starting in Milwaukee WI.

Great Dane has promoted three members of its engineering management team headquartered in Savannah GA. Charlie Fetz, who served with the firm more than 30 years, has been named vice-president of design and development and will also be responsible for structural evaluations. For the past 10 years, Fetz has been vice-president of research. Adam Hill has been promoted to vice-president of product and sales engineering. Most recently, he served as director of customer technical services. As director of manufacturing engineering, Alan Whiten will oversee capital projects at Great Dane's manufacturing facilities. Since joining the company in 1998, he has played a key role in automating manufacturing processes.