Yoshinori Noguchi has been appointed president of Hino Motor Sales USA Inc, which operates as Hino Trucks. Noguchi was a Hino Trucks board member since June 2010 while serving as managing officer at Hino Motors Ltd since April 2012. He joined Hino in 1977 and most recently was responsible for all overseas business, including the United States.
Navistar International Corporation's board of directors has appointed Jack Allen as executive vice-president and chief operating officer, effective immediately. Allen has been president of the company's North America Truck and Parts business since June 2012.
Supreme Industries Inc announced that Mark D Weber has been selected by the board of directors to be president and chief executive officer of the company. Weber has served since 1996 as an executive at Federal Signal Corporation, and since 2003 as its group president responsible for five divisions.
VT Hackney, a subsidiary of VT Systems, has named John Sommer Jr vice-president of sales for Kidron Truck Products. Sommer joined Kidron in 1998 and has held management positions in customer service, marketing, and sales. Most recently, he served as national accounts director.
Omaha Standard Palfinger (OSP) has named Jason Holt vice-president of operations, and he will be based at OSP facilities in Council Bluffs IA. Holt has had a successful career in safety, quality, productivity, and customer service.
Tracy Clark has been hired as the new chief information officer for CIF Industries Inc of Staunton IL. With more than five years of sales and marketing experience in scrap metals equipment fabrication, Clark most recently was service coordinator and technician for Illini Tech Services Inc of Carlinville IL.
Tobias Eichberg has been appointed head of the Marketing Department at Fahrzeugwerk Bernard Krone AG. The graduate agricultural engineer has years of marketing and trade fair experience. He succeeds Dr Frank Albers, who is now managing director of sales-Germany for Krone vehicles.
Stoughton Trailers has named H Dean Lindquist to the position of sales network director. A 30-year veteran of the transportation industry, his most recent position was with Sterling/Western Star Trucks, where he was Southeast regional general manager.
Spartan ERV (Emergency Response Vehicles), a business unit of Spartan Motors Inc, has added Diego Salazar as its director of Latin American sales. With nearly 20 years of international business experience, he joins Spartan ERV after several years with Roche Pharmaceuticals as market access director for Roche Chile LTDA.
Talbert Manufacturing has hired Ryan Creak as its new area sales manager with responsibility for the southeastern United States. Before joining Talbert in January, he was with Manac Trailers in Pittsburgh PA.