Greg Hewitt has been appointed Executive Vice President for the Americas region in Kalmar, part of Cargotec, the company said in its press release.
Greg Hewitt (MBA, B.Sc.) has over 25 years of versatile experience from industrial equipment, transportation, major appliances and retail businesses. He has worked as President and CEO in Heil Trailer International, as Vice President & General Manager in Komatsu North America, Construction Division, and as Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Customer Service at Jacobsen, a Textron Company.
"Greg Hewitt will be focusing on the development of our sales and service and customer interfaces in the Americas region, with the target to increase Kalmar's market share in the region. We are delighted to welcome him to the team," says Olli Isotalo, President of Kalmar.
"Kalmar is the leading provider of cargo handling solutions and services to ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry, with great potential to continue to grow in North but especially in South America. I'm very excited to leverage my experience and join a team of great professionals to serve our customers and provide them the best value and loyalty," says Greg Hewitt.
Greg Hewitt succeeds Lennart Brelin who is leaving Kalmar at the end of 2014 to pursue other interests. Lennart Brelin has successfully developed Cargotec's operations in the Americas region during the past 26 years.