Hyundai Material Handling hired Farrukh Ghani as the new Director of Dealer Development and National Accounts. Mr. Ghani brings more than 25 years of industry experience to the company. His areas of responsibility will include leading the company’s efforts to strengthen its dealer network, add to its growing list of national accounts, and continue its more aggressive approach to sales and marketing.

Mr. Ghani has held key leadership positions in the material handling industry.  Previously, he served as Director of Channel Development for Doosan Industrial Vehicle America, helping the company achieve record growth and market share year-over-year from 2016 to 2023.  Before that, he served as vice president and chief financial officer for Clark Material Handling Company, overseeing and enhancing diverse departments such as finance, sales, IT, order management, and logistics.

“I’m very excited to bring my years of experience to Hyundai, its leadership team, and an incredible lineup of dealers,” said Mr. Ghani.  “My goal is to help continue the company’s impressive growth and its position of excellence and innovation in the material handling industry.”

His wealth of experience also includes creating and implementing successful programs in Sales and Marketing, Strategic Planning, and Global Operations. His proven record of success covers a wide range of business sectors, including manufacturing, supply chains, logistics, engineering, and finance.

“We’re extremely proud to bring on someone of Farrukh’s experience and years of success,” said Lewis Byers, Executive Vice President/COO of Hyundai Material Handling. “We believe he’s going to make a tremendous difference in our organization and with our dealers and national accounts.  As an organization, we’re committed to growth, building stronger relationships with both our dealer partners and customers, and increasing our North American market share.  Farukh will play a key role in all of this.”