IMT Names New Hires, Promotions

November 2, 2012—Iowa Mold Tooling Co. Inc. (IMT), Garner Iowa, announces two employee promotions. The company reports that Tim Worman has been promoted to business development manager and Terry Cook to product manager of commercial products. The transition of responsibilities started yesterday. Additionally, Glen Ashdown has been hired as the company's new senior chief engineer

  

Worman has served as IMT product manager of commercial vehicles since 2002. He has led the introduction of new lines of Dominator mechanics trucks and telescopic cranes, increased air compressor offerings, lube trucks, and lube skids featuring polyethylene tanks. In his newly created role, the 24-year industry veteran will be responsible for leading IMT growth initiatives by leveraging synergies within the Oshkosh family, forming strategic partnerships, and working with all functions of the organization to enlarge innovative product offerings.

Cook has worked at IMT for more than 25 years, gaining invaluable experience with the company’s products and processes. Before becoming customer satisfaction manager in 2006, Cook served in a variety of capacities including quality control and technical support manager, quality supervisor and manufacturing engineer. In his new position, he will be responsible for leading the company’s line of commercial products and helping drive business strategy for the segment. He will also work to develop and enhance the commercial product lineup to meet the needs of customers across the spectrum of markets that IMT serves. On an interim basis, Cook will continue to manage the IMT warranty, technical support and customer service teams.

 

Ashdown brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the design, manufacturing and product support of large mobile equipment. In his new role, Ashdown will be responsible for leading the IMT engineering team and helping drive new product development for the company’s line of material-handling equipment and commercial vehicles. In addition, he will work to strengthen current product support efforts to ensure IMT customers continue to realize superior customer service.

 

Prior to joining IMT, Ashdown had worked with mobile equipment manufacturers including Pierce Manufacturing, American LaFrance and Western Star, where he held a variety of engineering roles. In addition to his engineering experience, Ashdown also has several years of experience managing heavy construction equipment fleets