Brian MacDonald has been appointed to the Suncor board of directors.  He is President and CEO for CDK Global Inc.

Trevor Woolfe has been appointed to the newly created position of Vice President, Corporate Development and Exploration at Goldplay Exploration Ltd.

Montreal - The Metallurgy & Materials Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (MetSoc of CIM) is pleased to announce the 2018 awards recipients.

Peter Voorhoeve, currently the President and CEO of Volvo Group Australia, has been named President of Volvo Trucks North America, effective Sept. 1, 2018.  He succeeds Göran Nyberg, who left the company in April; Per Carlsson will continue to serve as acting President until Sept. 1.

Vancouver – Ritchie Bros. announced that as a result of structural changes undertaken by the company as part of its IronPlanet integration efforts, a mutual decision was reached with Jim Barr, Group President, that he will be leaving the Company effective Feb 16, 2018.

Angela Hamlyn will be the new executive director (ED) of CIM effective January 1, 2018.

Danfoss, a leading manufacturer of high-efficiency electronic and mechanical components and controls for air-conditioning, heating, refrigeration, industrial, and water systems, has appointed Richard Hatcher as its new head of sales for its heating business. Hatcher’s responsibilities will extend throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Mexico and Latin America.

Chicago, Ill. – The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) elected its 2018 Board of Directors and Manufacturer Council at the annual business meeting during the recent NIBA/PTDA Joint Industry Summit in Hollywood, Fla.

Peoria, Ill. — Concluding a career spanning more than three decades with the company, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced that Group President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Brad Halverson has elected to retire in early 2018.