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Kion North America names new president/CEO

The Kion Group, Summerville, S.C., has announced the appointment of Vincent Halma as president/CEO of Kion North America Corp. He previously served as chief sales officer. Halma succeeds Brian Butler, who left the company to pursue new opportunities.

Before moving to Summerville, Halma held the roles of managing director in the Netherlands and vice president of sales for Western Europe at Still GmbH. Originally from the Netherlands, he also spent more than 10 years in the U.S. working for a provider of cargo systems.

A supplier of forklift trucks, warehouse technology, and associated services, the company previously was named Linde North America Corp. The Summerville plant has an annual capacity of more than 10,000 trucks and a nationwide sales and service network with about 100 dealers. Under the umbrella of Kion North America, the brand companies of Linde and Still are offered to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico markets.