Stewart D. Murdoch

Senior Vice President, Managing Director, EMEA, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling

Mr. Murdoch joined Hyster-Yale Materials Handling in September 2020 and became Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Europe, Middle East and Africa in October 2020. In this role, Mr. Murdoch oversees all sales, marketing, manufacturing, finance and pricing functions for the Hyster® and Yale® product lines, as well as their extensive distribution network. In addition, his responsibilities include all Hyster-Yale Materials Handling products and lift truck services, financial services, major accounts and dealer relations for EMEA.

With over 25 years of experience in the global markets of bulk material handling and industrial process automation (including capital equipment, systems integration, process solutions and aftermarket services), prior to joining Hyster-Yale, Mr. Murdoch held Executive Management and operational leadership positions in mainland Europe and the United Kingdom as Vice President of the Schenck Process Group, Germany and UK Managing Director / GM and Head of EMEA North & Australasia for the Habasit Group, Switzerland.

A Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, with a profound background in Engineering, Business Administration, M&A, and Strategic Corporate Development, Mr. Murdoch holds a BSc in Civil Engineering and MSc in Bulk Solids Handling Technology from Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, and an MBA from the OUBS, UK.