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`Daifuku North America Holding
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`Company Promotes Aki Nishimura
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`to President
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`Daifuku America Corporation also Announces New President
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`Farmington Hills, Mich. (February 12, 2015) — Daifuku North
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`America Holding Company — the leading provider of material
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`handling solutions — is pleased to announce the promotion of Aki
`Nishimura to President. Brian Stewart will continue to serve as
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`Daifuku North America Holding
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`Company Promotes Aki Nishimura
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`to President
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`Daifuku America Corporation also Announces New President
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`Farmington Hills, Mich. (February 12, 2015) — Daifuku North
`
`America Holding Company — the leading provider of material
`
`handling solutions — is pleased to announce the promotion of Aki
`Nishimura to President. Brian Stewart will continue to serve as
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`Chairman and CEO of Daifuku North America Holding Company.
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`In his new role, Nishimura will focus on expanding North American
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`sales, increasing profitability and promoting the importance of
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`workplace safety. Nishimura is a graduate of Hiroshima Institute of
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`Technology, located in Saeki, Hiroshima, Japan. He also holds a
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`Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering. He has over 25 years of
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`experience in the material handling industry and has worked with
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`Daifuku since 1987. He has held several instrumental positions
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`within the organization, such as Director of Manufacturing at Daifuku
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`America Corporation, a subsidiary of Daifuku North America Holding
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`Company. He advanced to President in 2013 and will continue to
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`serve as CEO at Daifuku America Corporation.
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`In addition, Tim Hund was promoted to President of Daifuku America
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`Corporation from Vice President of their Automotive Factory
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`Automation Division. He has over 30 years in the industry. Daifuku
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`America Corporation is well known for developing systems for
`industries such as automotive and cleanrooms.
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`“Aki san and Tim are experienced executives who will lead our
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`company in continued success," said Brian Stewart, Chairman & CEO
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`of Daifuku North America Holding Company. “Their business
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`expertise will help better serve our customers through continued
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`innovation, which is at the center of our company strategy - always
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`an edge ahead.”
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`About Daifuku North America Holding Company
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`Daifuku North America Holding Company is based in Farmington
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`Hills, Michigan, with sales and manufacturing locations throughout
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`the continent. It is comprised of Daifuku America Corporation, Jervis
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`B. Webb Company, Elite Line Services, Inc. (ELS), and Wynright
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`Corporation and is a global leader in the design, engineering,
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`manufacturing, installation and service of innovative material
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`handling technology such as automatic guided vehicles (AGVs),
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`automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), conveyors,
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`baggage handling systems, bulk handling systems, cleanroom
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`systems and airport maintenance services. Daifuku North America
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`specializes in integrated systems used in the automotive, airport,
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`semiconductor, LCD equipment, food/beverage, bulk, warehousing
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`and manufacturing industries.
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