17.01.2011

Friesen takes new job

Doug Friesen will move from his current job as managing director of Terex Demag in Zweibrücken, to take up the new role of senior vice president, Terex business systems.

He will transition to his new role over the next several months and report directly to group chief executive Ron DeFeo,

Friesen joined Terex in 2005 as general manager of Terex Cranes North America. In 2008 he led the team that received a Chairman’s Excellence Award in recognition of the outstanding financial performance of the Cranes facility in Waverly, Iowa.
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Doug Friesen

He moved to his current role in 2008. Prior to joining Terex, he worked with General Motors and Toyota, and has extensive training and experience in implementing lean business processes.

Terex says that a new managing director of Terex Demag will be identified in the coming months.

DeFeo said: “Doug Friesen will be responsible for developing and implementing the Terex Business System to accelerate the enterprise-wide transformation of Terex into a world-class, customer-focused operating company. TBS, which was initiated at Terex a few years ago, is more than an operations initiative. It will become the enterprise-wide playbook to deliver our customer, team member and financial goals. We expect that TBS will provide us with significant competitive advantage through the use of customer-centric tools that continually enhance customer responsiveness and eliminate waste.”

“Working in partnership with our businesses and support functions globally, Doug will ensure that all of our business activities are governed by clear and time-tested TBS principles and processes – all of which are designed to ensure workplace safety, eliminate waste and encourage a problem-solving and learning culture. Supported by TBS, Terex will be a process-driven, metrics-based organization that delivers exceptional results to all of our stakeholders.”