Barbara Caporali
Barbara Caporali appointed Commercial Director of Yanmar
DUBAI, 12 days ago
Yanmar Compact Equipment’s (Yanmar CE) Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region has appointed Barbara Caporali as Commercial Director.
Effective April 15, established construction equipment executive Caporali is now responsible for a range of commercial activities, including dealer sales, key account sales, network development and demand planning.
Her arrival is part of a regional reorganisation of the commercial department that is designed to improve the company’s capabilities, gain market share and propel Yanmar CE towards its objective of becoming a compact equipment leader in the EMEA market.
Leadership roles
Caporali has spent almost the entirety of her two-decade career at construction equipment company CNH Industrial, where she has held a number of leadership roles that encompass sales, network development and marketing. Her most recent position was Head of Network Development Europe.
Caporali said: “I’m pleased to be joining Yanmar CE at such an exciting time of growth for the company, both in the EMEA region and internationally. I am confident that we have the skills and resources to actively expand our penetration in the market and fulfil our ambition of ‘Building with You’ with more satisfied customers across EMEA.”
“We are confident that Barbara’s experience, strategic growth outlook and leadership skills are the right combination to deliver Yanmar CE’s commercial aspirations across the key European, Middle East and African market, which accounts for roughly a third of global sales,” comments José Cuadrado, Global Chief Executive Officer.
Caporali will report to Cuadrado and be based in Germany. An Italian national, Caporali holds a degree in civil engineering from the University of Florence (Italy).--TradeArabia News Service
