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Vice President Marketing and Investor Relations L Industrial L Construction L Building L Machinery

Founded in 1902, The Manitowoc Company, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of cranes and lift solutions with manufacturing, distribution, and service facilities in 20 countries. Manitowoc is recognized as one of the premier innovators and providers of crawler cranes, tower cranes, and mobile cranes for the heavy construction industry, which are complemented by a slate of industry-leading aftermarket product support services. In 2015, Manitowoc's revenues totaled $1.9 billion, with over half of these revenues generated outside the United States.

Ion Warner provides global operational, strategic sales and marketing leadership in industrial and consumer durable companies. Ion is presently Vice President, Marketing and Investor Relations for The Manitowoc Company, Inc. responsible for brand management and investor outreach and value creation. Prior to Manitowoc, Ion served as Vice President for Pentair's $260M Flow Technologies business leading strategic marketing, new product innovation, product management, acquisitions, marketing communications and customer service; Senior Director, Marketing for CNH Industrial's $1B North American construction and light utility agriculture products leading brand development, brand positioning, marketing strategy, integrated marketing plans and implementation, product management and strategy, new product launches, brand communications, public relations, pricing and incentives. Prior to CNH, Ion served with Ford Motor Company leading marketing, brand and product management, channel development, sales and parts & service including Marketing Director of Ford Japan, Advanced Product Strategy Manager, Global Fleet Sales Manager serving 117 countries. Ion holds an MBA from University of Detroit and BA degrees in Economics and Japanese from UCLA. Key functional areas of expertise are: Full P&L Responsibility l Business Transformation l Sales and Revenue Management l Channel and Distribution Management l Increasing Market Share l Business Development l Strategic Acquisitions and Partnerships l Brand Management l Customer Service l Product Planning, Product Marketing, Product Management & Strategy l Product Launch, Distribution, Pricing l Marketing Communications l CRM and BI l Advertising, Merchandising & Public Relations l Lean Principles and Applications l Strategy Deployment l Investor Relations -Native-level Japanese fluency. Extensive knowledge of international business practices, keen cross-cultural insight-