The Raymond Corporation

The Raymond Corporation announced it has made an organizational change to appoint three new executive roles to enrich its level of executive expertise, support environmental, health and safety efforts, and provide a dedicated focus on enhancing responsiveness to customers’ evolving needs.

JENNIFER DE SOUZA has been appointed VP of energy solutions, procurement and leasing. Previously, she was senior director for energy storage solutions, procurement, and leasing. De Souza will oversee energy storage solutions and will continue to lead Raymond’s alternative energy initiatives, research, and continual evaluation of other viable alternative energies, as well as procurement and leasing. In addition to her existing duties, de Souza will assume supervision for the logistics, inventory control, and product configuration departments.

BRIAN HOWARD has been appointed VP of marketing and program management at Raymond. Previously, Howard was senior director of marketing and program management and oversaw the marketing, digital, portfolio management, and overall product and program-management efforts. In addition to his existing duties, Howard will assume responsibility for the sales and operations planning functions to further support customers’ needs.

TONY TOPENCIK has been appointed VP of operations, quality, and environmental health and safety (EHS) at Raymond. Previously, Topencik was senior director of operations. In addition to his existing duties, Topencik will assume responsibility for the material-planning function and have oversight of EHS responsibilities across the organization. The Raymond Corporation, a Toyota Industries Company, is a global provider of material-handling products and intralogistics solutions.