Shawn R. Sweet Appointed President Of Doosan Infracore Portable Power
Shawn R. Sweet has been named president of Doosan Infracore Portable Power, and will be responsible for all aspects of the global business of Doosan Infracore Portable Power. The appointment was made late last week by David Rowles, chief executive officer of Doosan Infracore International.
"Shawn brings a tremendous background and knowledge of Doosan Infracore Portable Power's customers, distribution, products and industry to the role. I believe he will have an immediate positive impact on the business," Rowles said.
Previous to this appointment, Sweet was vice president of global marketing for Doosan Infracore Portable Power, having joined the company in January of 2008.
Sweet began his career more than 17 years ago with Ingersoll Rand – Canada and held sales, marketing, product management, operations and sales management roles in the organization. He was formerly Ingersoll Rand Construction Technologies vice president of sales for North America. Prior to that appointment, Sweet was a regional vice president of Ingersoll Rand Equipment and Services.
Sweet joined Volvo Construction Equipment in 2007 at the time of the Volvo acquisition of the Ingersoll Rand Road Development business. Sweet was vice president – managed channels with Volvo Construction Equipment, where he led the sales teams for Volvo Company Stores and Rental until he joined Doosan in early February of this year.
Sweet received a degree in civil engineering in 1985 from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.
For more information, please visit www.doosanportablepower.com.
Doosan Infracore's acquisition of Ingersoll Rand Utility Equipment on November 30, 2007 makes Doosan Infracore one of the top ten global manufacturers of construction and utility equipment and related attachments. The Company has a combined network of over 3,500 dealers worldwide and 20 manufacturing plants in the U.S., Europe and China. Doosan Infracore Portable Power is headquartered in Statesville, North Carolina.
