15.01.2011

New Crane Care VP at Manitowoc

Manitowoc has appointed Scott Keckler as vice president of Crane Care, Americas. Reporting to Bob Hund, executive vice president of Crane Care worldwide.

Keckler will be responsible for strategic planning, direction and management for all of the Americas Crane Care teams. He replaces Dave Hardin, who has taken on Crane Care support development responsibilities.
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Scott Keckler

Keckler started his crane career when he joined Grove at its Shady Grove plant in 1988. He has held a number of positions since then, including training assistant, government parts and publications, technical writer, supervisor of technical publication, supervisor of parts administration, and most recently director of customer support.

Hund said: “Scott is well qualified and has extensive tenure in product support for Grove and Manitowoc. He has strong relationships with our dealers and exemplary skills in processes and systems.”

Keckler will continue to be based in Shady Grove, but will also be responsible for Manitowoc’s other U.S. Crane Care locations in Manitowoc - Wisconsin, Jeffersonville - Indiana, Bauxite - Arkansas and facilities throughout Latin America.