L’Horme, France-based Haulotte Group recently appointed Emmanuel Kuranty as manager of its recently established Chinese subsidiary in Shanghai.

Kuranty, who joined Haulotte in February after working for an electronics company as business development manager in Europe and China, will report to Bernie Kiekebosch, Asia area manager. He is responsible for defining the sales strategy and marketing Haulotte’s entire range in China, including its new telehandlers and the Multijob backhoe loader.

Haulotte established the Shanghai subsidiary in July last year and has other Asia Pacific offices in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The company said it will open one other office in Asia this year. The group now has 18 subsidiaries worldwide.