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In memoriam:Marcel Braud, founder of lift truck producer Manitou Group,
has died at age 93.

The France-based Manitou Group has announced that its founder and honorary board chair Marcel Braud died in early February at age 93.

rCLIt is with profound emotion and immense sadness that Manitou Group announces the passing of Marcel Braud,rCY the company says, crediting Braud with having transformed a family business into a global benchmark for
material handling, aerial work platforms and earthmoving equipment.

Manitou Group says Braud was driven by a passion for innovation, industry,
its dealers network and the grouprCOs products. He served as the companyrCOs board chair until 2017.

rCLFatherless at the age of 13, he joined the family business, Braud M|-canique G|-n|-rale, at the request and by the side of his mother, Andr|-e Braud, following World War II,rCY the company says.

Braud worked his way through jobs as a laborer, painter, welder, assembler
and foreman and, according to Manitou, mastered every production role
within the company.

"[In 1958, he] imagined the improbable: inverting the layout of a farm
tractor to add a lifting mast and power steering: The rCyManitou was born,rCY the company says. rCLThis simple yet revolutionary idea would travel the globe, transforming construction sites, farms and industrial market[s] forever.rCY

Within the company for which he worked, Braud held positions including workshop manager and purchasing manager, before becoming board chair and
CEO in 1970, retaining the CEO title until 2007.

rCLMarcel Braud was an extraordinary man and entrepreneur,rCY Manitou President and CEO Michel Denis says. rCLThroughout the decades spent at the head of the group, he created exceptional products, experiences and
solutions with pride and perseverance. The management team and all 6,000 employees join in the grief of his family and loved ones.rCY

rCLMy brother dedicated his life to Manitou Group; thanks to him, our small family business became an international leader, recognized for its
products, values and innovation,rCY ads Jacqueline Himsworth, current board chair of Manitou Group. rCLWe are losing a visionary, but his
entrepreneurial spirit continues to guide our course. Marcel-Claude Braud, S|-bastien Braud and Emilie Braud, board members of Manitou Group, join me
in sharing our profound grief.rCY
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