TORONTO, May 5, 2022
/CNW/ - Toromont Industries Ltd. (TSX: TIH) ("Toromont") is
pleased to announce the appointment of Joel
Couture to the newly created position of Chief Operating
Officer, Toromont Cat, effective July
1, 2022. In his new role, Joel will oversee all
Toromont Cat divisions, bringing a strong focus to operational
excellence, consistent customer value propositions and advancing
transformational initiatives through new data driven technologies
and aftermarket strategies.
Joel joined Toromont Cat in 2007 starting as a management
trainee. He quickly progressed through the organization in both
corporate and operational capacities. Most recently, Joel held the
position of the Vice President, Product Support for Toromont
Cat.
Toromont also welcomes Isabelle
Leclerc as Toromont's Vice President, Human Resources. With
over 6,400 employees driving Toromont growth strategies, Isabelle
will be responsible for providing strategic leadership and
facilitating sustainable transformation across all our businesses.
Isabelle will play a vital role in continuing to enhance and embed
equity, diversity, and inclusion into the core of our corporate
culture.
Isabelle is a well-respected executive who brings extensive
human resource strategic development, leadership and operational
management experience to Toromont. She will be a welcomed addition
to help build upon our performance and people-based culture and
advance our sustainability strategies.
About Toromont
Toromont Industries Ltd. operates through two business segments:
The Equipment Group and CIMCO. The Equipment Group includes one of
the larger Caterpillar dealerships by revenue and geographic
territory - spanning the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Prince Edward
Island, Québec, Ontario and
Manitoba in addition to most of
the territory of Nunavut. In
addition, the Group includes industry leading rental operations, a
complementary material handling business and an agricultural
equipment business. CIMCO is a market leader in the design,
engineering, fabrication and installation of industrial and
recreational refrigeration systems. Both segments offer
comprehensive product support capabilities. This press release and
more information about Toromont Industries can be found at
www.toromont.com.
SOURCE Toromont Industries Ltd.