Doosan Bobcat has announced the appointment of new regional presidents and a different global organisation and leadership structure

Gustavo Otero has been named president for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region (EMEA).

Gustavo Otero

Gustavo joined Doosan Bobcat in 2012 and most recently served as EMEA region vice president of Compact and Telehandlers. Prior to this, he was vice president of Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment EMEA and served as general manager at Geith and has an extensive 20-year background in the global construction equipment and automotive industries.

Gustavo Otero commented, “I look forward to working with our global function teams, leaders and dealer network to further position us for long term growth and bring enhanced collaboration and innovations."

Other senior changes announced by the company are:

• Mike Ballweber has been appointed president, Doosan Bobcat North America. Ballweber previously served as senior vice president, Commercial Business, Doosan Bobcat North America.
• Alvaro Pacini has been named senior vice president, Global Procurement, Doosan Bobcat. Pacini previously served as EMEA region president
• Troy Kraft has been appointed senior vice president, Global Engineering, Doosan Bobcat.
• Youngmin Kwon has been named senior vice president, Global Strategy & Operational Excellence/Total Quality Management.