Jacob Thomas heads up product development at Terex

Jacob Thomas has been appointed senior vice president at Terex with responsibility for product development, marketing and the Terex business system.

In this capacity, Mr Thomas and his team will support the full production cycle for Terex equipment, from customer insights through design, order, delivery and customer support.

He reports to Tom Riordan, President and Chief Operating Officer.

Mr Thomas joined Terex in October 2007 as vice president of product development and technology.

Prior to joining Terex, Mr Thomas was vice president of the big-bore diesel engine business unit at Navistar International Corporation's Engine Group.

From 2002-2004, he served as managing director of that company's mid-range diesel engine business unit.

Mr Thomas holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago with a concentration in marketing and finance, an MS in mechanical engineering from the Ohio State University, and a BS from the Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi in India.