LiuGong Machinery Co last month announced its new management team.  With the next generation of leadership firmly in place, the new management team aims to transform LiuGong into “a more innovative, fast growing and agile global company.  They will now make it possible for LiuGong to offer a full line of extreme duty, intuitive machines, create new customer value, strengthen competitiveness and improve profitability.”

Wang Xiaohua, will retire from the post of Chairman of LiuGong Machinery after having served LiuGong Machinery for 43 years, of which 15 years as Chairman. During his tenure, he made great contribution to LiuGong’s development and has been instrumental in LiuGong’s path to globalisation.  Wang will remain the chairman of Guangxi LiuGong Group Co, the parent company of LiuGong Machinery. 

“I look forward to continuing to support the new management team as always,” he said. “I am pleased that, building on the achievements we’ve created over the past 55 years, the company is poised for an even greater future.”

With Wang’s retirement, Zeng Guang’an will take over the position of Chairman of LiuGong Machinery, and Yu Chuanfen has succeeded Zeng as the Vice Chairman and President of LiuGong Machinery. Zeng and Yu, both of whom are excellent leaders, have devoted themselves to LiuGong for many years and have extensive experience in innovative management.  Additionally in November 2013, Zeng was promoted to president of LiuGong Group.

Before being appointed to his current role as Chairman of LiuGong Machinery, Zeng had served as Vice Chairman & President of LiuGong Machinery since 1999 and Yu had served as Vice President of LiuGong Machinery since 2010.

It was also announced that the following would serve as new the top management team of LiuGong Machinery, effectively immediately:  Zeng Guang’an, Yu Chuanfen, Wang Xiangmin,  Huang Haibo, Mr Huangmin, David W. Beatenbough, Yu Yajun, Huang Jianbing, Wang Taiping and Luo Guobing.