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News | June 2026
LEIA appoints new leadership for Personal Lift Group
The Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) has appointed Andrew Harper, Group CEO of Gartec, as Chair of its Personal Lift Group (PLG).
June 2018
Invertek Drives, has announced it is strengthening its presence in North America with a new US headquarters near Chicago.
UK-based Invertek Drives has promoted its Global Sales Manager, Wayne Morris, to Vice President of Invertek Drives USA and recruited Pete Roberts as Sales Manager.
They will be based at new offices and a distribution centre in Libertyville, Illinois from where they will work with existing US distributors and Sales Rep Groups, as well as expanding and developing the US network.
"North America is a significant market for us outside Europe. We have a strong network of distributors throughout the Americas as a whole and the expansion of our team in North America will bring additional support and opportunities to them and their customers," said Rhydian Welson, Sales and Marketing Director at Invertek Drives.
"Wayne will be developing and promoting the already established Invertek brand and range of VFDs and seeking new opportunities to expand our distributor network." Dedicated technical support is also being provided for its customers in the US, accessed through a toll free number – 888-862-5695.
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