Hyundai Construction Equipment USA has appointed Kirk Gillette as national sales and marketing manager. He is responsible for directing all sales and marketing operations in North America.

Gillette will be based out of Hyundai Construction Equipment’s corporate office in Elk Grove Village, Ill. He will report directly to Chuno Ma, president of Hyundai Construction Equipment USA.

“Mr. Gillette, with 30 plus years in the industry, brings to Hyundai Construction Equipment the experience in sales and marketing that will enable us to better support our customers and grow our business,” Ma said. “His experience in product development, training and network development will also reinforce initiatives to improve overall customer support for our customers.”

Gillette joins Hyundai from Case New Holland Inc., where he was most recently the director of North American marketing for the New Holland Construction and Kobelco brands.

Hyundai Construction Equipment manufactures a complete line of crawler, wheeled excavators, wheel loaders and skid steer loaders.

For more information, visit www.hceusa.com.