21.04.2022

Link-Belt CEO becomes a Sumitomo VP

Link-Belt chief executive Melvin Porter has been appointed as a vice president of Japanese parent company, Sumitomo Heavy Industries. He is the only executive from a United States subsidiary on that is also a member of the parent company’s management team.
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Melvin Porter

Founded in 1888, Sumitomo has owned Link-Belt since June 1989, a $6.6 billion business Sumitomo runs five other subsidiaries in the United States:- Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery North America in Georgia, Sumitomo (SHI) Cryogenics of America in Chicago, Sumitomo Machinery of Virginia - power transmission components. LBX in Lexington Kentucky- servicing construction equipment and Sumitomo SHI FW Energy North America in New Jersey.
Porter said: “Being named to the executive team at SHI says more about our company and our product then it does about me. I’m extremely honoured to hold this position and look forward to the continued development of not just our mobile crane strategy, but the complete umbrella of offerings provided by Sumitomo Heavy Industries.”

Porter joined Link-Belt Cranes as manager, financial planning and taxes in 1999, was chief financial officer from 2004 to 2017, becoming chief executive in May 2017. See: [https://vertikal.net/en/news/story/27447/new-ceo-for-link-belt](New CEO for Link Belt)