Palfinger has named Randy Wingenroth as vice president operations for North America.
He succeeds Michael Berger, who will return to Palfinger headquarters in Austria as head of the corporation's human resources function.
Wingenroth brings more than 20 years of experience in senior leadership roles related to operations, strategic sourcing, supply-chain management, and lean manufacturing.
Wingenroth works with Mark Woody, vice president of sales, to lead the North American business.
Both Wingenroth and Woody report to Lennart Brelin, Palfinger's president of the Americas region.
"Randy will be a great addition to the management team and with a stronger drive for process quality, consistency, and lean manufacturing, I'm confident that his contributions will add great value for our customers," said Brelin.