January 7, 2006 -- Terex Corp., Westport, Conn., recently named Kevin Barr senior vice president of human resources and appointed Katia Facchetti to the newly created position of senior vice president and chief marketing officer.
Before joining the company as top human resources officer in September 2000, Barr served as vice president-human resources at DBT Online since 1998. From 1995 to 1998, he was at Nabisco as vice president-human resources, Asia/Pacific. Prior to that, Barr served as vice president-human resources, Asia/Pacific and Latin America with Dun and Bradstreet from 1990 to 1995 as well as various human resources executive positions at the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A. from 1981 to 1990.
Facchetti will be based in Connecticut and report directly to the company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ronald M. DeFeo. Prior to joining Terex, Facchetti has a broad band of marketing experience. Most recently, she was president of Fusion5, a marketing innovation consultancy serving major industrial and consumer clients. Prior to that, Facchetti held senior marketing positions with Nabisco and Kraft/General Foods in both consumer and food service businesses. Facchetti has a BS in hotel administration and an MBA from Cornell University.
