Global equipment lender DLL has promoted Rob van den Heuvel to chief operating officer effective May 9.
Van den Heuvel, general manager of Europe, will succeed Mike Janse, who will become general manager of the United States after eight years as COO, according to a DLL release today.
Van den Heuvel joined DLL’s risk management team in 2001 before moving into finance leadership roles, including chief financial officer of several units. Previously, he was senior vice president of asset management, remarketing and insurance as well as chief executive of AGCO Finance, the joint venture between DLL and farm equipment manufacturer AGCO.
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