Arku appoints U.S. VP

Arku Coil Systems Inc., a provider of leveling machinery in Cincinnati, has appointed Franck Hirschmann as vice president for its U.S. operations. He joined the company 26 years ago as design engineer and later became a project manager. He was responsible for the sales department from 2003 to 2008.

Hirschmann currently oversees the company's international key accounts and is the business segment manager of cut-to-length and slitting lines.