Felling Trailers names Capobianco as regional sales manager
Felling Trailers has appointed Jim Capobianco as its northeastern regional sales manager. In his new role, Capobianco will be responsible for all sales development, activity, and dealer support within Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. He will be taking over the Northeastern region once served by Mike Flynn, who retired in January of 2023 after 22 years with the company.
NUCA announces STAR safety program finishers
National Utility Contractors Association announced that BPG Designs finished the NUCA Safety, Training, Awareness and Recognition program. NUCA’s STAR program provides a venue for companies in the utility construction industry to measure the effectiveness of their safety programs and recognize how these important company programs can be improved. BPG Designs, of Tempe, Arizona, achieved the STAR program’s Gold Level status. The company is both a NUCA National and an Arizona Chapter of NUCA member.
Burgess Civil also completed the NUCA STAR safety program. The Tampa, Florida-based company achieved the STAR program’s top Platinum Level status. The company is both a NUCA National and a Suncoast Utility Contractor Association member.
Mattracks welcomes Michelle Gjerde as marketing leader
Mattracks has hired Michelle Gjerde as its new marketing manager. Gjerde is a seasoned sales and marketing leader with over 20 years’ sales and marketing experience ranging from global manufacturing to technology, including Gateway, HP, Dell, 3M, Digital-River and Digi-Key. Gjerde also founded Propel, a sales and marketing consulting firm focused on building launch plans and go-to-market strategies for emerging and evolving organizations seeking to amplify their growth plan.
Volvo Construction Equipment announces leadership changes
Mats Sköldberg was appointed head of technology at Volvo CE. Most recently, he was head of technology for Volvo CE in China and has held a number of other senior technology roles in recent years. Scott Young was named head of sales region North America. He previously was head of the Volvo CE Uptime Center of Expertise and has held a number of other roles in strategy, technology and other functions within Volvo CE. Jay Parker was named to the newly created role of head of digital and IT. And Joakim Arndorw has been appointed the new head of Volvo CE sales region international.
