Sany, Wabash appoint new leaders

Several heavy-equipment manufacturers have undergone leadership shake-ups over the past month. 

In addition, the Certified Lease & Finance Professional Foundation announced Aug. 19 that 14 people passed its CLFP exam. Of those, six were employees at Stearns Bank, including Credit Analyst Aaron Fadness, Fraud Manager Darren Habiger, Broker Account Manager Amanda Nytes, Servicing Specialist J.T. Scott, Accounts Receivable Supervisor Brady Thompson and Client Relations Representative Lana Wensman. 

Three employees at 360 Equipment Finance — Credit Manager Justin Buhrow, Technical Project Manager Haley Richey and Collections Manager Alexander Seebaugh — also passed the test.  

At Falcon Equipment Finance, Senior Credit Analyst Roshanthi Cantin and Wholesale Account Manager Emma Tickner earned their CLFP designation. The others included First American Equipment Finance Credit Analyst Justin Hersey, FAEF Assistant Vice President Alexander Hutchings and Accord Financial Business Development Director Sahil Sharma. 

Sany America 

Heavy-equipment manufacturer Sany America appointed David Nicoll as chief executive, effective Aug. 8, according to a July 29 release. The position had been vacant since Doug Friesen retired in 2022.  

Nicoll previously served as vice president for earthmoving wheel loaders at Caterpillar, where he also managed subsidiaries, including Perkins and SME.  

“With significant opportunities for growth ahead of us, David’s industry experience and hard-won knowledge in both the global and United States markets, will be integral in making SANY a major player among American heavy-equipment brands,” Sany America Chairman Fei Xiang said in the release. 

Wabash 

Lafayette, Ind.-based Wabash announced several changes to its executive team, effective Sept. 1, according to an Aug. 19 release.  

The commercial truck and industrial equipment manufacturer promoted Patrick Keslin to chief financial officer from vice president of finance. Current CFO Mike Pettit will transition to the newly created role of chief growth officer.  

Donald Winston was promoted to senior president of global operations from vice president of global operations. Drew Schwartzhoff was promoted to senior vice president of strategic marketing from vice president of marketing.  

Dustin Smith is stepping down as chief operating officer but will serve as a senior adviser until Dec. 1, according to the release.