Effective from 25th July, Alan Korman was appointed vice president, corporate secretary and general counsel at Columbus McKinnon, while the Eric Woon and Ivo Celi will become vice presidents for the firm’s operations in the Asia-Pacific and EMEA regions respectively.
Previously, Eric Woon spent 15 years in Asia in various roles: as president of Volvo Construction Equipment China; CEO of Tesa Tape, Asia Pacific and a number of managerial positions for Cummins. He began his career with Columbus McKinnon as a managing director in the Asia-Pacific region, leading the development of an increasing presence in China.
Ivo Celi possesses a doctorate with distinction from the Fraunhofer-Institute of Production Technology in addition to a degree mechanical engineering. He worked for 13 years with Hilti AG, most recently as senior vice president. He started at Columbus McKinnon last year, as managing director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Alan Korman worked for two legal firms, then became general counsel with Ivoclar Vivadent, a dental product manufacturer. He began as general counsel and assistant corporate secretary at Columbus McKinnon in January of 2011.
Columbus McKinnon’s CEO, Timothy T. Tevens, said: “The promotions of Ivo, Eric and Alan recognize their accomplishments and the vital role each plays in the profitable growth of Columbus McKinnon. Together with the rest of our executive leadership team, they give us a firm foundation for continued growth as we move toward our long-term goal of annual sales of $1bn.”
