LiftOne parent company names Amanda Weisiger Cornelson as New President
Upcoming ownership transition creates one of the largest privately held women-owned businesses in the Southeast.
Charlotte, N.C., February 14, 2025 – The parent company of LiftOne, Weisiger Group, announced today that Amanda Weisiger Cornelson has been promoted to president, transitioning the company to its fourth generation of family leadership. The upcoming ownership shift to Cornelson and her sisters, Marshall Weisiger Rodman and Grace Weisiger, will create one of the largest privately held women-owned businesses in the Southeast. Ed Weisiger, Jr. will continue as chairman of the Board.
“I’m excited for this new phase of the company as we position Weisiger Group and our companies for even greater success moving forward,” said Ed Weisiger, Jr., chair of Weisiger Group Board. “We’ve worked through a very thorough succession planning process, and Amanda has demonstrated her leadership in roles throughout our businesses by managing through challenging projects, successfully handling change management, and most importantly, taking the time and care to win the hearts and minds of our employees, customers, and partners.”
“I’m honored to carry on our nearly 100-year history of excellence and continue to partner with our family of 2,300 talented employees, our partners at Caterpillar and Hyster-Yale, and our customers to continue to build, power, and move communities we serve. It’s a rare opportunity and a tremendous privilege to collectively take this business into the fourth generation alongside my sisters, and I am committed to continuously improving and adapting to set us up for a successful future,” Cornelson said.
Cornelson joined Weisiger Group in 2018 and has served in a variety of roles, working both front-line and office jobs across all of the company’s departments, serving most recently as vice president of sales for Carolina Cat. Before joining her family’s company, Cornelson co-founded and led a startup in the retail and e-commerce sector. She currently serves on Caterpillar’s international Dealer Digital Council as well as on multiple non-profit boards, including Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center Foundation, UNC Charlotte Foundation, Sullenberger Aviation Museum, and Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University.
About LiftOne
LiftOne is a full-service material handling and warehouse solutions dealership headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, with 21 branch locations across North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee. As a fourth-generation, family-owned company, LiftOne is committed to serving as a trusted partner in its customers’ success by providing trailblazing innovations in equipment, robotics and automation, and data analytics designed to optimize material handling requirements. The company offers a wide range of Hyster and Yale lift trucks, from pallet jacks to 115,000-lb container handlers, as well as specialty equipment like Rail King railcar movers, CombiLift multi-directional forklifts, Sellick rough terrain forklifts, Ottawa trailer spotters, and autonomous mobile robots. LiftOne’s comprehensive support programs include a wide-ranging parts inventory, factory-trained service technicians, and operator training to maintain material handling equipment to the highest industry standards.
