Link-Belt Announces Service Parts and Marketing Appointments

Link-Belt has announced two personnel appointments at its Lexington, Kentucky headquarters, naming Jacob Bandy (pictured right) as manager of service parts and Nathan Ramsey (pictured left) as marketing specialist for rough terrain cranes.

Jacob Bandy was promoted to manager of service parts, effective January 1, 2026. He joined Link-Belt in January 2020 as parts marketing supervisor and has since been involved in several initiatives aimed at improving the company’s service parts operations. Bandy holds a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in marketing from the University of Missouri–Columbia.

“Link-Belt Parts is a key component of our customer support at Link-Belt, and Jacob is well-positioned to carry on the growth and availability of parts our customers have come to expect from the Link-Belt Parts brand,” said Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Customer Support Gary Lane.

In a separate announcement, Link-Belt named Nathan Ramsey as marketing specialist for rough terrain cranes, effective January 19, 2026. The appointment was announced by Lane at the company’s headquarters in Lexington.

In his new role, Ramsey provides marketing and sales support for rough terrain crane products to Link-Belt’s internal teams and distributor sales personnel. He holds a mechanical engineering degree from the University of West Virginia and brings prior experience from the energy transmission and automotive industries, including work on natural gas pipeline equipment design and vehicle durability testing.

“Nathan brings a unique work experience and skillset to our marketing team,” said Kelly Fiechter, product manager for rough terrain cranes. “I look forward to watching him grow as he takes on the Marketing Specialist role for the rough terrain crane product line.”