Vossloh has made six leadership changes that affect its North American rail market divisions.

Peter Urquhart has been appointed regional president of Vossloh North America, CEO of Vossloh Fastening Systems America, Inc., and has assumed the role of chairman of Rocla Concrete Tie, Inc.

Eliseo Bandala has been appointed CEO of Cleveland Track Material, Inc. and Vossloh Track Material, Inc., and will serve as executive VP of sales for Vossloh North America.

Tilo Brandis will serve as president and CEO of Rocla Concrete Tie, Inc.

Brett Urquhart has been appointed VP of Class 1 sales and will retain his title of VP of sales and marketing with Rocla Concrete Tie.

Christian Renners will serve as chairman of Vossloh Fastening Systems America, Inc.

Laurent Savornin assumed the role of VP of sales and internationalization for Vossloh AG.

In a statement, Vossloh said “these organizational changes reflect our commitment to meeting our customer’s needs, now and in the future.”

For more than 100 years, Vossloh has manufactured rail fastening systems which are now used in 65 countries. The product range includes fastenings for ballasted tracks and slab tracks for all load profiles from heavy-load to high-speed. Web: vossloh.com

Würth Industry North America (WINA) named three people to new positions.

Eric Wilk, former director of key accounts, will transition to managing director for Würth company Oliver H. Van Horn (OVH). Established in 1903, OVH was acquired by the Würth Group in 2010 and distributes industrial supply and machine tool products.

Marco Rodriguez will take over as director of key accounts for WINA and oversee all national accounts. He will also be the point of contact with Würth Industry companies in Europe and Asia. Rodriguez comes to Würth from LoneStar Group, where he served as managing director for high performance fasteners, sealing, precision-engineered components, and pipeline packages. Prior to that, he worked 12 years for Gexpro Services.

Victor Campos will serve as GM for Würth Industry de Mexico. Campos has held management positions for several manufacturers in Mexico and worked with a product range such as electronics, fiber optics, disposable medical supplies, and agriculture.

“The WINA executive team additions come at a great time as we continue to successfully implement our long-term strategies of double digit sales growth and improving operational synergies throughout our group,” stated Marc Strandquist, executive VP for WINA. “In the end, business is people and for us our people are our most important resource.”

WINA is a part of the Würth Group, a global supplier of 100,000 assembly and fastening materials, chemical products and personal protective equipment with more than EUR 11.8 billion in sales for 2016. Würth has more than 400 companies in 80 countries with over 70,000 employees – including 30,000 permanently employed sales representatives. Web: wurthindustry.com