Richard Mills

Richard Mills has a diverse and extensive work experience spanning several companies and industries. Richard currently holds key leadership positions at Manitex and Manitex International as President and Vice President, respectively. Prior to that, they served as Vice President at N.R.K. until September 2021. Richard'sprevious experience includes roles such as Vice President and Division COO at Progress Rail, Senior Director of Operations at Harsco Rail, and Operations Director - New Product Launch at JCB. Richard also has experience in Vice President operations, including multi-plant operations with P&L responsibility, at Trinity Industries - Industrial Manufacturing. Earlier in their career, Mills held leadership positions at Heil, Aveling Barford, and Hendrickson, where they served as Plant Manager.

Richard Mills has a diverse educational background in various fields. Richard attended The University of Manchester's Oldham College of Technology, where they pursued a degree in Mechanical and Production Engineering. Additionally, they studied TPS (Toyota Production System), Lean Enterprise, and Continuous Improvement at the University of Kentucky. Mills also completed a program in Product and Project Management called Stage Gate - Innovation Project Management.

In terms of certifications, Mills obtained a Six Sigma Black Belt certification from ASQ - World Headquarters in 2003. In 2002, they received a certificate in Predictive Index Behavior Analysis from The Predictive Index. Furthermore, in 2015, Mills acquired a certification in Cat Production System (CPS) Lean OpEx from Caterpillar Inc.

During the years from 1972 to 1982, they attended Rishworth School in West Yorkshire, England, although the specific degree or field of study for this phase is not provided.