Michael Huggett, formerly vice president, has been promoted after six months with Samsung. Samsung Machine Tools Inc. (Pewaukee, Wisconsin) has promoted Michael Huggett to company president. Since starting at Samsung early in 2016, it is said he has already made a significant impact. Mr. Huggett’s expanded role gives him oversight of sales, market expansion, marketing, machine development and business strategy. Mr. Huggett has over 23 years of manufacturing sales and marketing experience. He has lead and managed a variety of machine tool sales and marketing companies such as Hwacheon, Index, DMG MORI and Hurco.