Leading Executives in Construction Equipment

Joe Creed

Chief Executive Officer, Caterpillar Inc.

Elected CEO effective May 1, 2025 after serving as COO and Group President; now leading Cat into its second century following Jim Umpleby’s move to executive chairman.

Company bio | Press release (CEO transition) | LinkedIn (company)

Takuya Imayoshi

President & CEO, Komatsu Ltd.

Appointed President & Representative Director, CEO on April 1, 2025, succeeding Hiroyuki Ogawa to steer Komatsu through tariff and currency headwinds.

Company profile | Press release (leadership change) | LinkedIn (company)

Melker Jernberg

Executive Vice President, Volvo Group & President, Volvo Construction Equipment, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo Group)

Heads Volvo CE globally as Executive Vice President, Volvo Group—credited with advancing electromobility and automation across the lineup since 2018.

Executive bio | LinkedIn (company) | X (company)

John C. May

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Deere & Company (John Deere)

Chairman & CEO since 2020; guiding Deere through a cyclical downturn while extending long‑running brand commitments and investment plans.

Leadership page | News (recent quote)

Gerrit Marx

Chief Executive Officer, CNH (CASE Construction Equipment & New Holland Construction)

Returned to CNH as CEO on July 1, 2024 to drive the ag & construction pure‑play through a downcycle and margin‑expansion plan.

Press release | Media room | LinkedIn (company)

Graeme Macdonald

Chief Executive Officer, JCB

Longtime JCB executive who as CEO continues the brand’s aggressive U.S. expansion and hydrogen‑engine push under Chairman Lord Bamford.

Company page | News (CEO mention) | LinkedIn (company)

Kotaro Hirano

Representative Executive Officer, Chairman & CEO, Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

Chairman & CEO overseeing HCM’s global strategy while the company deepens its own-brand footprint in the Americas.

Directors & Executive Officers | News (Americas leadership)

Jan Liebherr

President, Administrative Board, Liebherr‑International AG, Liebherr Group

Third‑generation family leader serving as President of the Administrative Board since April 1, 2023, guiding one of the world’s largest construction equipment makers.

Shareholders/Administrative Board | Annual report interview (role transition)

Xiang Wenbo

Chairman, SANY Heavy Industry

Chairman of SANY Heavy Industry; prominent face of SANY’s product electrification and global expansion, including a rotating‑chair leadership model at SANY Group.

Press note (rotating chair 2024–2025) | ESG report release (title confirmation)

Wang Min

Chairman, XCMG Group

Chairman credited with elevating XCMG into the global top tier and driving the ‘Leading Technology, Everlasting Products’ strategy.

Company news/profile | LinkedIn (company)

Scott Park

Chief Executive Officer & Vice Chairman, Doosan Bobcat (Bobcat Company)

CEO and vice chairman since 2013; under his tenure Bobcat has expanded globally and diversified the compact equipment portfolio.

Management team | LinkedIn (company)

Woohyun (W.H.) Kim

Chief Executive Officer, North America, DEVELON North America (HD Hyundai Infracore North America)

Named CEO of DEVELON North America in July 2025 to accelerate growth of the rebranded Hyundai Doosan Infracore equipment line and U.S. capacity.

News (appointment) | News (appointment) | LinkedIn (brand)

Michel Denis

President & Chief Executive Officer, Manitou Group

President & CEO whose mandate runs through the 2025 accounts; driving the 2026–2030 ‘LIFT’ plan in telehandlers and people elevation.

Company news | Strategy update

Simon Meester

President & Chief Executive Officer, Terex Corporation (Genie, MP)

Became Terex President & CEO on Jan 1, 2024 after leading Genie; now steering portfolio growth including Environmental Solutions expansion.

Investor news (succession) | 2025 proxy excerpt (role)

Yuichi Kitao

President & Representative Director (CEO), Kubota Corporation (Construction Equipment)

President & Representative Director; overseeing Kubota’s global compact equipment growth and organizational realignment effective January 1, 2025.

Corporate profile | News (organizational changes)

Akio Takeuchi

Chairman & Founder, Takeuchi Manufacturing

Founder and longtime chairman credited with inventing the world’s first compact excavator (1971) and pioneering the compact track loader—AEM Hall of Fame 2023 inductee.

Board of Directors (Takeuchi Global) | AEM Hall of Fame (profile)

Aaron H. Ravenscroft

President & Chief Executive Officer, The Manitowoc Company (Cranes)

President & CEO since 2020; leading Manitowoc’s crane portfolio across mobile and tower segments with a focus on quality and margin improvement.

Press release (CEO) | LinkedIn (company)

Andreas Klauser

Chief Executive Officer, Palfinger AG

CEO since 2018; driving the crane and lifting specialist’s global organization and North American growth agenda.

Management page | News (strategy quote)

Dr. Karl Tragl

Chief Executive Officer, Wacker Neuson Group

CEO since 2021; pushing electrification and digitalization across light and compact equipment while managing through a softer 2025 market.

Executive Board (Wacker Neuson) | LinkedIn (company)

Ryu Kudo

Chief Executive Officer, Yanmar Compact Equipment

Appointed CEO on June 18, 2025; also President & Representative Director of Yanmar Construction Equipment in Japan, leading the compact equipment push.

Press release (appointment) | Corporate officers update