November 06, 2005 11:00 AM CST

Pettibone Announces New President

By Masonry

Pettibone/Traverse Lift, LLC, a premier manufacturer of fixed-boom and transfer-boom, rough-terrain telehandlers, announces the appointment of William G. Loughman III to the position of president, effective Aug. 17. Loughman succeeds Kevin Walsh, who served as president since 2001.

Loughman, 45, comes to Pettibone from Valmont Industries, Inc., an Omaha, Neb.-based manufacturer of steel and aluminum support structures, irrigation equipment, protective coatings and metal tubing products. At Valmont, Loughman served as vice president of the product support group in the irrigation division, with sales of approximately $300 million in 2004.

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