CNH announce key appointment

Mario Gasparri to replace James McCullough as president of CNH Construction Equipment

CNH Global N.V. have announced that CNH International’s general manager, Mario Gasparri, is to become president of CNH Construction Equipment, with effect from 1 April 2012. He will succeed James McCullough, who retires at the end of this month.

Franco Fusignani, chief executive officer of CNH International SA, will assume the general management of the business activities previously handled by Mr Gasparri while continuing in his capacity as president and chief executive officer of New Holland Agricultural Equipment.

Mr Gasparri has served as general manager of CNH International since September 2010 with responsibility for CNH’s agricultural and construction brands in Africa, the Middle East, CIS, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, with a special focus on China, Turkey, India and Japan.

He has held a variety of roles in several Fiat companies for the past 24 years, including the positions of managing director of New Holland India and the Asia Pacific markets, and vice-president of agricultural equipment commercial operations with CNH International.