Murata Machinery USA adds two staff members

Christine Spiegel and Jeff Holtzapple

Murata Machinery USA, Charlotte, N.C., a provider of manufacturing and intralogistics automation and support, has hired two new staff members.

Christine Spiegel has been named to the newly created position of strategic marketing director. She has more than 25 years of experience in B2B marketing and brand positioning, serving previously as marketing director for Ironpaper and global marketing director for Unifi Mfg.

Jeff Holtzapple has been appointed as North American sales manager for turning products. He brings to the position an executive leadership background in engineering, including more than 25 years of technical manufacturing and machine tool distribution experience.