{"id":7943,"date":"2020-06-18T01:09:46","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T01:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=7943"},"modified":"2020-06-16T08:16:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T08:16:37","slug":"autoquips-joe-robillard-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/autoquips-joe-robillard-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Autoquip\u2019s Joe Robillard Retires"},"content":{"rendered":"

Autoquip<\/a> president Joe Robillard has decided to retire at the end of August 2020. Chris Kuehni, currently director of operations, has been appointed to replace him.<\/p>\n

Robillard joined Autoquip<\/a> in February 1999. Under his leadership, the company has grown financially, improved product quality and re-invigorated innovation across its product portfolio.<\/p>\n

CEO of Miner Enterprises, the parent company to Autoquip<\/a>, said: \u201cWe owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Joe who oversaw a strategy to refocus the company from a standard scissors lift manufacturer to one of innovation, custom solutions, and product diversity. He has helped build a reputation in the material handling industry of providing quality product, reliability, and safety. Joe is tremendously respected throughout the company, and he is known for his integrity, dedication and service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Robillard said: \u201cIt has been one of my greatest honors to work with the talented and hardworking team at Autoquip<\/a>. Together we have offered some of the industry\u2019s most innovative solutions and solved some of our customer\u2019s toughest challenges.\u00a0I am proud of this work and look forward to watching what this great team can accomplish going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kuehni joined Autoquip<\/a> in 1999 in manufacturing operations where he has successfully led Autoquip<\/a> in transforming and adapting to lean manufacturing processes and solutions. He has led the company through operational excellence, system-wide production and manufacturing improvements, and employee health and safety.<\/p>\n

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Autoquip president Joe Robillard has decided to retire at the end of August 2020.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cChris has been an exceptional leader and visionary since his start with the company,\u201d said Robillard.\u201d \u201cHe has helped us become a more focused company by making investments and improvements in our manufacturing facility, equipment and technology. I am grateful for his direction and service and know he will continue creating growth and innovation for Autoquip<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Autoquip president Joe Robillard has decided to retire at the end of August 2020. Chris Kuehni, currently director of operations, has been appointed to replace him. Robillard joined Autoquip in February 1999. Under his leadership, the company has grown financially, improved product quality and re-invigorated innovation across its product portfolio. 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