NEW APPOINTMENT AT KOMATSU 01/07/2005     Eiji Fukuda, General Manager of Komatsu Division, the Komatsu Forklift Ltd division which manufactures and sells forklift trucks in Europe, is the new brand manager of Komatsu Forklift in Europe. Japanese, with a multi-annual experience in the field of material handling machines he started managing the division with a policy aiming at strengthening the brand Komatsu as well as the company’s presence and competitiveness in the market of the Eastern European countries.