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Manitowoc Names Blaney North American Sales Director

Kevin Blaney

January 20, 2012–Manitowoc, Manitowoc, Wis., appointed Kevin Blaney as the director of sales – major accounts for the North America region. In his new role, Blaney will be responsible for all aspects of sales and technical support for a group of crane rental companies and contractors that Manitowoc directly serves.

Blaney will provide support for the full Manitowoc product line and will be the main point of contact for this customer base. He will report to Joseph Maslizek, vice president of North American crawler and mobile hydraulic crane sales.

Throughout his career with Manitowoc, Blaney has held a number of positions, beginning in the engineering department. For the past five years, he has worked with end users and Manitowoc’s sales teams to provide technical support, industry analysis and other support and training programs to the field.