Hirohito Imakoji has been named managing director of Liebherr USA.
He will work with Kai Friedrich, the managing director and divisional director of Earthmoving and Material Handling Technology.
Hirohito will oversee the strategic planning and execution of growth strategies for all corporate, finance, and administrative functions integrated in the shared services at Liebherr USA.
Hirohito brings over 17 years of experience working within the Liebherr Group. He began his career as an intern with Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH in 2004 and transitioned to a full-time employee in 2007.
He later moved to Liebherr-Hong Kong in 2010 and Liebherr-Sunderland Works (Sunderland, UK) in 2011. He most recently supported Liebherr-Electronics and Drives GmbH (Lindau, Germany) as managing director, Finance & Administration. 2017-2024.
Source: Liebherr
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Frank Raczon
Frank Raczon has covered and influenced the equipment industry for 35 years, including 15 years as senior editor of Construction Equipment, and marketing, advertising, and public relations work with the industry's top manufacturers. In addition to authoring "Caterpillar: Modern Earthmoving Marvels" (Motorbooks, 2015), he has won numerous awards in his career, highlighted by nods from the Construction Writers Association, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the Business Marketing Association, and BtoB magazine. Raczon has also won a number of awards from publishing peer groups such as ASBPE and TABPI.