Linde Material East appoints sales & marketing director

Linde Material East, part of leading forklift truck and warehouse equipment manufacturer, Linde Material Handling (UK) has appointed Les Knight as sales & marketing director.

Les Knight joins the company from Briggs Equipment where he was head of key accounts and fleet management sales. Having started his career as an apprentice engineer with Lex Harvey and worked his way up the operational chain, Les brings over 21 year's industry experience to the business.

Based out of Linde's Hoddesdon operation in Hertfordshire, Les will be responsible for a network of 13 account managers covering the East of England from Northampton to North London and across the East of England.