Whyte Chosen As Product Manager for Fast Trax, Global Track Product Lines

KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens has hired Stephen Whyte to manage the company’s track-mounted product lines in efforts to further develop the innovation behind its mobile equipment.

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Whyte, who previously served as engineering manager for Metso Minerals and product manager and designer for McCloskey International Ltd., brings with him 20 years of experience in the construction equipment industry. For the past three years, Whyte has served as a product management consultant for KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens. He recently relocated from Omagh, Ireland, to Yankton, S.D., where one of the company’s three manufacturing facilities is located.

KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens is a premier worldwide manufacturer for the aggregate, recycling and construction industries.

Mike Johnson, vice president of sales and marketing for KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens, said Whyte’s relocation will enable him to have day-to-day responsibility for further development with all of the company’s track-mounted products.

“We have been fortunate to work with Stephen for the past couple of years as he spearheaded product design of our track products for the global marketplace,” Johnson said. “Stephen has extensive experience in designing innovative track-mounted products and has already achieved much success with the design of our Global Track products. I am confident that his dedication and experience will lead to great strides in product development and market growth.”

In his recent role as a product management consultant, Whyte worked to further develop the Global Track product line and help implement commonality between the company’s three manufacturing facilities. Now, as the new product manager for track-mounted products, Whyte is responsible for the Fast Trax and Global Track product lines.

Fast Trax products specialize in traditional aggregate applications, such as quarries, sand and gravel operations, and high-volume recycle projects, whereas Global Track products are engineered to be the perfect rental tools for contractors and producers new to the landscape, recycle, trucking and demolition industries. Both feature the same quarry-duty, time-proven components such as the Vanguard Jaw Crusher, PEP screen and the Kodiak® Plus Cone Crusher.

Whyte said he looks forward to working with the KPI-JCI and Astec Mobile Screens’ team of product managers as they work to further develop the company’s track-mounted product offerings.

“We already have some of the best components in the world in our Vanguard Jaw Crushers, impactors, screens, and Kodiak® Plus and LS Cone Crushers,” Whyte said. “These are components that every single one of our competitors would love to have at their disposal. Now is the time to move forward in enhancing our platform as we take these components to market on tracked units.”