The Manitowoc Company, Inc. announced that Anne E. Bélec has been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors effective immediately. Additionally, the Company announced an increase in the size of the Board from eight to nine directors. Ms. Bélec is a senior executive with over 33 years of experience in sales, marketing and customer service. She had an extensive career at Ford Motor Company, holding successively senior positions, including Director, Global Marketing and President and Chief Executive Officer, Volvo Cars N.A., Volvo Cars Corporation. Ms. Bélec subsequently went on to hold several additional senior executive roles in the automotive and recreational products sectors, including Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Navistar, Inc. and Senior Vice President, Global Brand, Communications and Parts, Accessories and Clothing at Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc.Ms. Bélec is the co-founder and presently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Mosaic Group, LLC, a firm offering outsourced marketing services for brands in Canada, the United States and globally.