Holland Retires as CEO of United Dominion

02.01.2001

CHARLOTTE, NC (Dec. 22, 2000) United Dominion Industries Ltd. (NYSE, TSE:UDI) today announced that, in accordance with his earlier plans, William R. Holland will retire as chief executive officer immediately and as chairman of the company at the time his successor is named, but not later than the 2001 annual shareholders meeting scheduled to be held on April 24. A search for a successor is underway.

To provide management continuity in the interim, board member William W. Stinson will become chairman of the company's management committee.

In making this announcement, the company's Board of Directors expressed its deep appreciation to Mr. Holland for his long service and his leadership of the company. Mr. Holland joined United Dominion in 1973, was named chief executive officer in 1986, and chairman in 1987.

United Dominion is a diversified manufacturer of proprietary engineered products in four business segments - Flow Technology, Machinery, Specialty Engineered Products, and Test Instrumentation. It has annual sales in excess of $2.5 billion and 14,000 employees in 20 countries.

More articles on this topic

Change at the Top of Endress+Hauser InfoServe

16.12.2024 -

Endress+Hauser is driving digitalization forward – in its products, in customer interaction and in internal collaboration. Endress+Hauser InfoServe, the Group’s IT service provider, plays a key role in this. Oliver Blum will take over as the new managing director on 1 January 2025. He was previously Corporate Director Supply Chain at Endress+Hauser.

Read more

Change in the Marketing Management at Pentair Jung Pumpen

25.11.2024 -

After 18 years of successful work, Dr. Andreas Kämpf left the Steinhagen-based pump manufacturer at the end of October. With his creativity and his instinct for attention-grabbing campaigns, as well as his openness to new communication channels and technologies, he has contributed significantly to the development and success of the brand and the company. Kämpf symbolically passed the well-known U3K pump on as a baton to his successor Gunnar Wippersteg.

Read more

BPMA Welcomes its New President

21.11.2024 -

Lee Tebbatt, Managing Director of Wilo UK has been announced as the new President of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA), following a two-year tenure in the role of Vice President. The position was officially passed on during the BPMA’s Annual General Meeting and follows the two-year term in office by the previous President, Dale Croker, Managing Director of KSB UK.

Read more