Alistair Palacioglu joined the JCB Access team in February 2023 as the regional head of Access and products’ five-year growth plan within the Middle East team located in Dubai and brought with him over 10 years of rich, extensive experience in the AWP industry working for AWP OEM’s and with dealers. Before JCB access Alistair held a position at Aerial lift manufacturer ELS/Asko holding where he has looked after its export expansion for the past five years, most recently as Global business development and EMEA region distribution sales head. He had previously worked for JLG, in various positions covering the MENA, Turkish and Caspian regions in distribution, support, financial services, training and development. Born and studied in the UK with a college degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Epping Forest and holds a BAA from Surrey University, while being bilingual in English and Turkish languages.