Shoemaker becomes Morbark president

August 22, 2011 – Morbark, a manufacturer of forestry, sawmill, and wood
recycling equipment, has announced the appointment of James W.
Shoemaker, Jr. as president. Shoemaker replaces Lon Morey who will
remain chairman of Morbark’s board of directors.

Prior to his appointment as president, Shoemaker served as Morbark’s vice-president of operations and board member. He joined Morbark in
2003 as manager of operations and has held numerous positions in
the company.  Prior to joining Morbark, Shoemaker spent 25 years with the Jervis B. Webb company managing operations, accounting, and supply
chain.

“We are fortunate to have a leader like Shoemaker, who can step up and
move the company forward during this critical time,” Morey said. “He not only has the extensive operations,
accounting, and supply chain experience, which will be instrumental in
our global expansion, but he also has extensive experience in change
management.”

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