Manitowoc Crane Group

Manitowoc has promoted John Kennedy to vice president of sales and marketing for its crawler crane product line. He will report to Ingo Schiller, Manitowoc’s senior vice president of sales and marketing for North America.

Kennedy joined Manitowoc in 1988 as a product manager and quickly moved into a sales role as a field sales manager for the Midwest and eastern Canada. Prior to joining Manitowoc, Kennedy worked for P&H in an engineering role.

Schiller said Kennedy’s history with Manitowoc and the industry has prepared him for his new role.

“John has held a number of positions within the company, including field sales manger, vice president of North Central Cranes, director of product support and, most recently, director of sales for major accounts in the Americas,” he said. “This vast experience has prepared him for success in his new role. He’s well-liked among our customer base and understands their business.”

Kennedy will direct external and internal sales administration and marketing for the Manitowoc crawler crane product line in North America. Throughout the next year, he will be heavily involved in the continued testing and development of the Model 31000, Manitowoc’s largest capacity crawler crane.

Kennedy replaces Bruce Buchan in this role. Buchan was recently promoted to the newly created position of senior vice president of sales and marketing for Latin America.