Harrington Hoists Inc., recently announced the promotion of Bret Lussow from Business Development Sales Manager to Vice President Business Development.

Lussow has 16 years of combined service at Harrington Hoists, Inc., starting in 1998 as a Territory Sales Representative for the company in Wisconsin and the U.P. of Michigan. He later held the positions of Powered Product Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager and in 2007 relocated to Manheim, PA to become Business Development Sales Manager.

Bret’s new position as Vice President of Business Development will expand his responsibilities to include all aspects of Business Development, Engineering and Customer Service.  Bret’s focus historically has been on sales/sales training, product development and marketing and he will continue to provide leadership in these areas.

“Bret has an outstanding track record of sales and product development” commented Carlo Lonardi, COO Harrington Hoists, Inc.  “He and his teams have been instrumental in growing our OEM business as well as bringing new products to the market over the past few years.  His leadership and dedication have proven to be a huge asset for Harrington and we are excited to have Bret join our Executive Team.”

Lussow holds a BS degree in Marketing and Communications from Northern Michigan University.

Headquartered in Manheim, PA., Harrington Hoists, Inc., a KITO group company, is a leading producer of electric chain and wire rope hoists, air powered hoists, lever hoists, manual hand chain hoists, trolleys, cranes and crane components.