31.08.2007

New Crawler manager at Manitowoc

The Manitowoc Crane Group has appointed Mike Wood as global product manager for Manitowoc crawler cranes. The appointment is effective September 1. He takes over from Raman Joshi who has transferred to Singapore as director of marketing for the Asia-Pacific region.

In his new position, Wood reports to Bob Hund, vice president of worldwide marketing. He will oversee strategy and financial performance for Manitowoc crawlers as well as managing Manitowoc’s manufacturing alliances and analysing market conditions
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Mike Wood

He will work closely with the brand’s sales, marketing, engineering and manufacturing locations to ensure both existing and new products meet customer requirements.

Bob Hund said “Mike has solid experience with crawler cranes, having worked with them for more than 20 years in various roles within Manitowoc. He knows our products, our customers and our markets.”

“The global product manager role is one that has assumed greater importance in recent years as our crawler crane brand has become truly global. Mike will now be charged with taking that advance to the next level.”

Wood is currently customer service manager for Manitowoc Crane Care. He has also served as general manager of Manitowoc’s former company-owned dealership in Chicago, headed up Manitowoc’s remanufacturing division; and served as senior product support manager as Manitowoc’s liaison with key account Kiewit.

Wood will continue to be based at the Manitowoc manufacturing facility in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.