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Riske is new Kion CEO
■ Easing parking woes Kion, said, "I am pleased to especially in the growth markets
The Freight Transport welcome Gordon Riske, a top of Asia, Central Europe, Eastern
Association (FTA) is manager with a great deal of Europe and America. I will be
helping to tackle parking capital market experience, to lead fully committed to this task and
problems in the capital the Linde Material Handling will assume responsibility for our
with the launch of its new management team. In his employees, customers and
London Van Guide. operational role as CEO of Linde shareholders. Together with
Developed by PIE Material Handling, he will be Hubertus Krossa and Dr Nedim
Enterprises in partnership ideally placed to familiarise Cen, I will play my part in
with FTA and Transport himself with our company, with a preparing Kion for a potential
for London's Freight Unit, view to becoming my successor IPO."
the guide provides detailed as CEO of Kion in the medium In his role at Deutz, Mr Riske
information about parking term." has been responsible for the
restrictions on London's Mr Riske succeeds Dr Stefan successful growth strategy and
streets as well as Rinck as CEO of LMH. Mr capital market focus of the
highlighting PCN hotspots Gordon Riske, Chairman of the Rinck will take over company since February 2000.
and other useful Management Board of Deutz responsibility for driving forward Prior to that, he worked in
information. The AG, the supplier of industriial the Linde Hydraulics operations, various management positions in
information in the guide is engines, has been appointed as and in his new role will remain a the US and in Germany for the
relevant to all commercial CEO of Linde Material member of the Executive Kuka Group, most recently as
users, not just vans, and is Handling GmbH (LMH) and a Committee of the Kion Group. Managing Director of the
an essential tool for member of the Executive Board Gordon Riske said, "I am Management Board of Kuka
regular London drivers of Kion Group GmbH. Forty- looking forward to new business Roboter GmbH, Augsburg. Mr
and occasional visitors nine-year-old Riske will also challenges in Linde Material Riske studied electrical
alike. The guide costs represent LMH on the Handling and Kion. To achieve engineering at the Lawrence
£9.99 and is available from Executive Committee of the global market leadership, we will Institute of Technology,
at www.shop.fta.co.uk Kion Group. need to exploit the good Southfield, Michigan, and has a
Hubertus Krossa, CEO of prevailing market conditions, BBA from GSBA, Zurich.
CILT’s new man
He has been a Fellow of the logistics and transport technology,
CILT (UK) for more than 20 and I am particularly passionate
years, was chairman of the CILT about ensuring that younger
(UK)’s annual convention for members and graduates are aware
David Kirkwood, Associate years’ experience of logistics and three years, and recently became of the exciting range of career
Director of RedPrairie, the information technology, and prior chairman of its Warehouse opportunities within the field.”
world’s leading consumer- to joining RedPrairie held senior Management Systems Forum. The purpose of the Technology
driven optimisation company, management positions with a David Kirkwood said, “I am Faculty is to help all members of
has been elected Chairman of number of leading international flattered to be elected and look the CILT (UK) better appreciate
the Technology Faculty at the companies, including retail giant forward to working with the role of technology, understand
Chartered Institute of Logistics Tesco, warehouse technology colleagues in the Regions and the what is practical and possible, and
& Transport (UK) and to the providers Dallas Systems and Forums. It is my aim to improve make the selection and
Institute’s overall Council. Swisslog, and logistics service all members’ understanding of the implementation of technology
David Kirkwood has over 30 provider Tibbett & Britten. increasingly important world of easier and more effective.
Briggs cares
Briggs Equipment UK has long
recognised that its strength lies
in its people and that part of its
responsibility as an employer
lies in getting involved with the
local community.
Now it is launching a new
scheme to help change the whole
culture of community team leader from the company,
involvement by giving its people get involved in three key areas:
the chance to make a difference Education; Environment and
in their local area. Briggs’ Diversity.
At ShD, we love any excuse to run a photo of a racing car! Multipart is
CARES scheme comprises a The first challenge is to take
sponsoring Howard Bryan of Team Wright Racing, in the 2007 Dunlop
series of one day challenge place in early June at the Redhill
TVR Tuscan Challenge, in which he is a top-10 competitor in his 350+
events where a team of 10 Briggs Community Primary School in
bhp race car.
employees, with a nominated West Chadsmoor, Cannock.
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