OSHAWA, Ontario—Escalator Hand-rail Co. promoted Jeno Eppel to vice president.
In the newly created position, Eppel will be responsible for the firm´s headquarters in Oshawa as well as all North American and European operations. He joined Escalator Handrail in 1979 and served in a variety of posts, most recently as managing director of the Central Region (Europe, Middle East and Africa).
Norman Rosnersky will succeed Eppel as managing director of the Central Region. He previously was general manager of sales and marketing for the region.
President and CEO Ronald H. Ball will be responsible for the Eastern Hemisphere operations, dividing his time between Oshawa and the firm´s Asian facilities.