It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Mike Howlett as the new president of the Multiquip's General Construction Equipment Division. "I am honored to be given the opportunity to lead this organization and committed to continue producing quality products with top-performing employees focused solely on customer needs," says Howlett.

     With over 25 years of experience in business administration, Howlett joined Multiquip in 1995 as Operations Manager and after two years was promoted to Vice President of Operations. He has been responsible for maintaining focus on order administration and fulfillment, policies, procedures and the overall managing of the systems' operations to support sales.

     Before joining Multiquip, Howlett held a series of increasingly responsible positions with Komatsu Forklift as a district manager, general sales manager and vice president of manufacturing. His knowledge, experience, leadership and his commitment will transition smoothly into his new role. "I am extremely confident that Mike will successfully move the GCE Division to new heights," says Tom Yasuda, Chairman, CEO and President of Multiquip Inc.