{"id":11197,"date":"2023-01-13T03:24:07","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T03:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=11197"},"modified":"2023-01-12T12:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T12:27:37","slug":"autoquips-coleman-to-retire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/autoquips-coleman-to-retire\/","title":{"rendered":"Autoquip\u2019s Coleman to Retire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a successful and accomplished career, Louis Coleman, senior director of sales and marketing at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/autoquip-corporation\/\">Autoquip Corporation<\/a>, will retire at the end of September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/autoquip-corporation\/\">Autoquip<\/a> first as a consultant and then moved into a permanent role as director of sales and marketing, where he has been advancing the company\u2019s upward growth for the last 22 years. He will leave a legacy of innovation and excellence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis commitment and dedication to our company has been unmatched, as he provided the worldly leadership that has been essential for our growth,\u201d explained Chris Kuehni, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/autoquip-corporation\/\">Autoquip<\/a> president and general manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had a great and challenging time with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/autoquip-corporation\/\">Autoquip<\/a> and in the material handling industry,\u201d said Coleman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAutoquip has progressed from a small, unprofitable, standards lift company to a profitable, larger company manufacturing fully integrated lifting solutions. We now sell to the largest and most demanding customers in the world.\u00a0I leave behind a company better positioned, a company capable of continuing to grow, and a company who can continue to redefine itself as the market and customer\u2019s demand,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLouis has played an invaluable role in developing our company\u2019s efforts across all markets and applications\u2014most notably in special projects, integrated systems, advanced lifting systems and controls in all major industries.\u00a0Louis has brought an increased level of strategic vision and professionalism to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/autoquip-corporation\/\">Autoquip,<\/a>\u201d said Kuehni.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver his tenure, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/autoquip-corporation\/\">Autoquip<\/a> has become a leader in innovative lifting solutions, integrated systems, and projects while partnering and selling to some of the largest companies in the world. Louis took us there with his relentless worldwide, big picture focus, and in turn, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/autoquip-corporation\/\">Autoquip<\/a> has developed countless long-term relationships with many key industry partners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11198\" style=\"width: 906px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11198\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"896\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb-400x242.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb-380x230.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb-440x267.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb-635x385.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb-536x325.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/LC-Retirement-PRWeb-627x380.jpg 627w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Louis Coleman to retire.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Coleman will remain in his position through September of 2023 as he works to mentor and transition his position and responsibilities over to the future leaders of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/item\/autoquip-corporation\/\">Autoquip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI highly respect our customers and our employees a great deal.\u00a0For this reason, my succession will be accomplished professionally and in a manner that assures a seamless transition.\u00a0All our coming announcements will insure this to also be the case,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a successful and accomplished career, Louis Coleman, senior director of sales and marketing at Autoquip Corporation, will retire at the end of September 2023. 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