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Kobelco Construction Machinery America

Ron Hargrave has been promoted to vice president sales and marketing operations for Kobelco Construction Machinery America LLC.

His new responsibilities will include directing all sales, marketing and service and parts support for Kobelco. He also plans to expand Kobelco’s dealer organization, increase parts and service support to dealers and continue to work closely with dealers and customers.

Hargrave has been with Kobelco for more than nine years, most recently as general sales manager.

Recycling Today Media Group

The Recycling Today Media Group has added Diana M. Adipietro to the media group sales staff. She has been appointed Regional Sales Manager-Midwest and joins the publishing group from 1ClickWebSolutions LLC, where she served as National Sales Manager.

The Recycling Today Media Group, part of GIE Media Inc., Cleveland, is publisher of Recycling Today and C&D Recycler magazines, the Paper Recycling Markets Directory and the North American Scrap Metals Directory. The group also produces www.FibreMarketNews.com and www.RecyclingToday.com and hosts the annual Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show.

GIE Media, Inc. serves the structural pest management industry, lawn and landscape contractor industry, and the metals, paper and secondary material recycling markets with magazines, trade shows, conferences, vertical Web site positions, and numerous industry directories and reference publications. Other publications include Pest Control Technology, Service Technician, and Lawn & Landscape.

SUPERIOR ALUMINUM ALLOYS

The Superior Aluminum Alloys division of OmniSource Corp., Fort Wayne, Ind., has named Ron Marchbanks as vice president of sales and marketing.

He will be responsible for directing the sales and marketing effort for the specification alloys produced and shipped from the Superior facility in New Haven, Ind.

Marchbanks has previously worked for Alcan Aluminum, Wabash Alloys and Advanced Aluminum LLC. "Ron’s extensive aluminum background will strengthen our position as a major player in the secondary industry," says Superior Aluminum Alloys president Denny Luma.

Superior Aluminum Alloys melts scrap in three reverberatory furnaces that, combined, are capable of holding 30 tons of specialty alloy. The company produces ingot, sow and molten metal.