PERSONNEL NEWS

June 1, 1999
Wacker Corp., Menomonee Falls, Wis., named Dean Hoffman as western regional manager, overseeing northern Nevada and California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho,

Wacker Corp., Menomonee Falls, Wis., named Dean Hoffman as western regional manager, overseeing northern Nevada and California, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska and Hawaii.

UpRight Inc., Selma, Calif., promoted Grant Melocik to the newly created position of vice president of operations and Jim Tolle to product support manager.

Elyria, Ohio-based Diamond Products has promoted Rod Newton to vice president of sales and marketing.

Ana Rivera has been named marketing manager of the Hubbardston, Mass.-based construction equipment division of Woods Equipment Co.

Chuck Eidson was appointed to district manager in Michigan, Kentucky, and parts of Ohio and Indiana for Stone Construction Equipment, Honeoye, N.Y.

Compaction America, Kewanee, Ill., named Jim Head as territory manager for Bomag heavy equipment in its Northeast sales region.

David Birkhauser is rejoining Grove Crane, Shady Grove, Pa., as senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Americas and Asia.

Mark Hanson has joined Genie Industries, Redmond, Wash., as a regional sales manager west of the Mississippi for the Hertz National Accounts Division.

Ralph Quamme was appointed national sales manager for Thomas Equipment, Centreville, New Brunswick, Canada.