New MD takes over at Kobelco Europe

Neel Madsen Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

23 January 2026

Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe BV (KCME) has introduced its new MD.

Announced earlier this month, the change is part of a planned transition which sees founder of the division, Makoto Kato, hand over to Takemichi Hirakawa.

After more than a decade, Mr Kato has completed his tenure as KCME’s managing director and excavator division director, with Mr Hirakawa taking the position…

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