The Reading Group LLC appointed Brian P Nadel as chief executive officer. With an industry career spanning 25 years, Nadel most recently was with Dover Corporation, where he held positions including president of De-Sta-Co, president of Marathon Equipment Company, and general manager of Paladin. He succeeds Mark Robinson as CEO, and Robinson will maintain an active consulting role with the company and the board of directors.
Great Dane Trailers has added Dave Higbee to the Aftermarket Parts Group as operations manager responsible for vendor program management, purchasing, customer service, and marketing. He has more than 30 years of experience in sales and operations management, including working at Timpte Trailer, Fleetpride, Aurora Parts, and three years as aftermarket parts regional sales manager at Great Dane.
TBEI named Tom D Barna as its new national sales support manager assigned to the corporate office in Lake Crystal MN. For the past five years, he served in Mankato MN as the director of marketing and sales with VSI.
Omaha Standard Palfinger (OSP) has appointed Phil Justice operations manager. He comes to OSP as a former project manager the past eight years with a consulting firm specializing in process improvement and lean installations in manufacturing facilities. David Cheleen has been named to fill the newly established role of account specialist-Western Region. He previously managed customer relationships and products, helping develop several new product lines.
Travis Body & Trailer Inc has added Brian Odle as its new production engineer overseeing trailer production operations in Houston TX. He previously served about four years in the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 as a steel worker and has engineering experience with production processes and quality control.
Mack Trucks Inc has named Kevin Flaherty president of North American sales and marketing, and he will continue to be based at the company's headquarters in Greensboro NC. He has been with the firm 38 years and has served since 2001 as senior vice-president for the United States and Canada.
Volvo Trucks has named Ron Huibers president of North American sales and marketing, and he will continue to be based at the company's headquarters in Greensboro NC. He has been with the Volvo Group for more than 15 years and served most recently as senior vice-president of sales and marketing for Volvo Trucks in North America.