Vecoplan Appoints Sales Manager

Vecoplan LLC, Arcdale, N.C., has added Yuri Chocholko as its North American wood, biomass and biofuels sales manager. Chocholko will be responsible for overseeing the growth and strategic development of Vecoplan’s existing markets for machinery, equipment and systems in the wood, biomass and biofuels industries throughout the United States and Canada.

Vecoplan is involved in industrial technologies, including shredding, conveying, screening, separating and dosing as well as in complete feedstock preparation systems for the alternative fuels sector.

In addition to a BTEC (Business and Technology Education Council) Higher National Diploma in mechanical and production engineering from Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, U.K., Chocholko brings 19 years of industrial wood capital equipment sales, service and management experience to his new position.

Marty Kennedy, executive vice president of Vecoplan LLC, says, “The sustained growth that we’ve experienced, especially in large systems for wood and biomass being prepped for conversion to alternative fuels, has made it necessary for us to expand both our facilities and our personnel. We are fortunate to have someone of Yuri’s caliber join our team here at Vecoplan.”