08.06.2020

Change at the top at Genie

Terex has announced that Genie president Matt Fearon will leave Terex / Genie on August 1st after 25 years with the company.

Terex chief executive John Garrison has taken over as Genie president effective immediately, and will manage the role alongside his existing duties at Terex group. Simon Meester, currently Genie vice president, global sales and marketing administration, will be promoted to chief operating officer for Genie, while Clint Weber, will continue to manage the Terex Utilies business as general manager. Both will report directly to Garrison.
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John Garrison

Speaking of the changes, Garrison said: “We thank Matt Fearon for his many contributions to Terex. Matt has been a dynamic and much admired leader who helped Genie grow from a regional brand to a global powerhouse. He arrived as an engineer 25 years ago and went on to key roles including vice president operations, managing director of the Europe, Africa and Middle East region, general manager, the Americas, and ultimately president.”
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Matt Fearon

Meester joined Terex AWP /Genie in 2018 (see: New VP sales & marketing) from Eaton Corporation, where he was general manager of the Industrial Control division, having joined the business in 2012 as director of Mining and Metals based in Shanghai, China. Prior to that was president of Sandvik Mining India.
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Simon Meester

He began his material handling career in 1997 as general sales manager Europe, Africa and the Middle East with Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift based in the Netherlands, leaving for a similar role at Caterpillar - still based in the Netherlands in 2003. In 2006 he moved with the company to the USA as global product manager for excavators, transferring to Dubai two years later as regional manager Middle East & Africa, leaving the company for Sandvik mining and India in 2011.

“I look forward to working closely with Simon and Clint, and their terrific teams at Genie and Utilities,” said Garrison. “We congratulate Simon on his expanded responsibilities, and we send best wishes to Matt for continued great success in the years ahead.”