CARDIFF: Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment (DI CE) has announced the appointment of Scott Nelson as the new President for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

Effective 1 July 2010, Mr Nelson succeeds Alberto Fornaro, who, in addition to his position as chief financial officer of DI CE, has served since the beginning of the year as President of the EMEA region.

In 2006, Scott Nelson was appointed president, European served area for Bobcat, now part of DI CE, before becoming CEO of Doosan Infracore International in 2008. In this role, Mr Nelson was able to lead the successful integration of the DI CE operations in North America.

Scott Nelson began his career in 1999 with Bobcat and has held various positions including vice president marketing North America and vice president sales and marketing North America before becoming president, Bobcat Americas.