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Chief People Officer Torch Passed at Wittur Group

The Wittur Group chief people officer role has transitioned from Aline Estevant-Rigaut to Åsa Lautenberg, the Wiedenzhausen, Germany-based company announced on July 5. The company thanked Estevant-Rigaut for her service...

Otis Appoints Maheshwari EVP and CFO

Otis has appointed Anurag Maheshwari executive vice president (EVP) and chief financial officer (CFO), the company announced on June 27. Reporting directly to Otis Chair, CEO and President Judy Marks,...

Platform Lift Company Announces New Management Hires

The Platform Lift Company (PLC), a U.K. supplier and installer of platform lifts, recently announced a new management team, introducing Danny Mulberry as head of sales and Steve Howard as...

Rose Takes Role at NYC-Based TEI Group

John Rose has taken the position of vice president (VP) of modernization and construction at NYC-based TEI Group, filling a role previously held by Kevin Lynch, who is retiring. Rose...

Marine Innovations Names Wimmer Sales Manager

Marine Innovations, Inc., the Frazee, Minnesota-based manufacturer of trams and inclined elevators, has named Matthew Wimmer sales manager for Minnesota, Wisconsin and Missouri. Wimmer's background includes real estate sales and...

Schaefer Names Gilbert Eastern Canada Sales Representative

Schaefer North America recently welcomed James Gilbert as its Eastern Canada sales representative. Fluent in English and Quebecois, Gilbert attended the Canadian Elevator Contractors Association (CECA) convention in Montreal on...

DiPaolo Transitions to Champion Elevator Chief Sales Officer

Amy DiPaolo has transitioned from vice president to chief sales officer at Champion Elevator, headquartered in Manhattan, NYC, with locations in Connecticut, New Jersey and Long Island, Champion recently announced....

Metro Elevator Establishes Raleigh-Durham Location

Metro Elevator, a certified veteran-owned business specializing in maintenance, repair, modernization and new installation of hydraulic elevators, traction elevators and escalators, has announced the opening of a Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina,...

Elevated Facility Services Group Names New CFO

Elevated Facility Services Group, a large non-union independent provider of elevator maintenance, repair and modernization services, has named Thorsten Koch as its new chief financial officer (CFO), businesswire reports. As...

Russell Transitions From Lerch Bates to Buro Happold

Timothy Russell has transitioned from architectural design manager at Lerch Bates Inc. (LB) to associate principal, vertical transportation (VT), at Buro Happold, Russell announced recently. He is based in the...

Canopy over the escalator at the Embarcadero station; image courtesy of BART

BART’s Top 24 Accomplishments of 2024 Include Escalator Updates

Pankrác metro station platform; photo by A. Savin for Wikipedia

Year-Long Construction Closes Two Prague Metro Stations

The station is served by Schindler escalators; photo by Marc A. Hermann for the NYC Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).

NYC LIRR Among “Most Beautiful for Interior Design”

At the Royal Palace of Naples, an interactive virtual elevator transports you through four centuries of life in the palace; image via Finestre sull’ Arte.

Royal Palace of Naples Introduces Interactive Virtual Elevator Exhibit

DLF The Arbour; image courtesy of DLF

65 Otis Elevators for Luxury Residential Development in Gurugram, India