KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA, a leading crawler excavator manufacturer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jesus Santos as a Field Service Representative for the Latin American Region. The expansion of KOBELCO’s field service team continues to amplify the company’s commitment to the delivery of industry leading customer service. Santos brings with him to KOBELCO more than 25 years of heavy equipment technical support experience.

In his new role, Santos will be responsible for assisting KOBELCO dealers with the company’s full line of excavators including service training and assisting dealer mechanics in his area of responsibility. “I’m ecstatic to be joining this outstanding company and as with most of the KOBELCO team, this industry is my passion,” states Santos. “I am very much looking forward to the challenges and successes of this new position.”

As KOBELCO continues to regain market share in North America, well-qualified field-service personnel such as Santos are essential to the company’s long-term success. “Jesus has a lengthy resume of diverse experience in the construction equipment industry from both the dealer and manufacturer sides,” states Stephen Causby, KOBELCO’s National Service Manager for North & South America. “His insight from both viewpoints, along with his extensive skills will be extremely valuable to our team. We’re delighted to have him on board.”

KOBELCO Construction Machinery USA is dedicated to producing a full range of crawler excavators in the 3,000 lb. to 184,000 lb. classes for the rental, landscape, construction, aggregate, roadbuilding, material handling, site preparation, recycling and ancillary markets, including zero tail swing, standard, long-reach and compact models. KOBELCO is well-known worldwide as excavator perfectionists for its steadfast focus on improving and enhancing its singular line of products. KOBELCO machines are well-known for their advanced technologies, including an innovative noise and dust reduction system, advanced hydraulic circuitry for reduction of pressure loss and superior fuel efficiency.

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