Tadano America Names New Vice President and General Manager of Marketing

November 20, 2013 - Tadano America has hired Jay Shiffler as vice president and general manager of marketing. In this role, he will direct the marketing efforts of Tadano America rough-terrain and all-terrain cranes.

 

“I am very excited to return to the manufacturing realm of the crane business, where I started my career,” said Shiffler, who was vice president of business development for WHECO Corp. for the last nine years. Before WHECO, Shiffler was vice president of sales and marketing at Manitex and also the general manager of sales for Kobelco America. He started his career in the crane business in 1979 with Link-Belt.

 

Shiffler will report to Tadano America President Yo Kakinuma.

 

“We are pleased to have Jay join the Tadano team and help us take our marketing efforts to a higher level,” said Kakinuma. “His experience, knowledge and relationships in the crane industry will bring added strength to Tadano.”