MANITOWOC, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
The Manitowoc Company, Inc. (NYSE: MTW) announced today that Andreas G.
Weishaar has been appointed Senior Vice President, Strategy, Marketing &
Human Resources, of Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc., effective today.
“Andreas brings a unique set of skills to Manitowoc Foodservice. He has
led and implemented large-scale corporate transformations, market-entry
and branding strategies and has a track record of developing
high-performance teams globally. His perspective will allow our team to
capture significant growth opportunities, while leveraging the strong
team we already have in place. I am convinced his contributions to the
team will yield significant results as we become an independent
company,” commented Hubertus Muehlhaeuser, President and Chief Executive
Officer, Manitowoc Foodservice, Inc.
Mr. Weishaar spent the last ten years at AGCO Corporation where he held
various leadership positions, most recently Vice President and General
Manager, Global Green Harvesting, comprising the company’s worldwide
hay, forage and sugar business. During his tenure with the company, he
led one of the major product lines, established operations and executed
growth strategies in China and India, and managed multiple important
strategic change and operations improvement initiatives. He began his
career at Arthur D. Little, working in areas of strategy and
organization, performance improvement, and mergers and acquisitions.
Mr. Weishaar holds a Diplom Kaufmann from the European Business School,
Germany, and studied at the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Dijion,
France, and the Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA.
About The Manitowoc Company, Inc.
Founded in 1902, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is a multi-industry,
capital goods manufacturer with 80 manufacturing, distribution, and
service facilities in 25 countries. The company is recognized globally
as one of the premier innovators and providers of crawler cranes, tower
cranes, and mobile cranes for the heavy construction industry. Manitowoc
is also one of the world’s leading innovators and manufacturers of
commercial foodservice equipment, which includes 23 market-leading
brands of hot- and cold-focused equipment. In addition, both segments
are complemented by a slate of industry-leading product support
services. In 2015, Manitowoc’s revenues totaled $3.4 billion, with
approximately half of these revenues generated outside of the United
States.
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Source: The Manitowoc Company, Inc.