Back to the overview
Persons

Colfax Promotes Dan Pryor to EVP, Strategy and Business Development

02.09.2013

Colfax Corporation, a global manufacturer of gas- and fluidhandling and fabrication technology products announced that Daniel A. Pryor has been promoted to Executive Vice President of Strategy and Business Development.

Mr. Pryor joined Colfax in January 2011 and was integral to the strategic plan and development process that led to the acquisition of Charter International, which created our fabrication technology platform and expanded our fluid handling platform into air- and gas-related applications. The successful integration of Charter, as well as several follow-on acquisitions, grew Colfax from $542 million of sales in 2010 to $3.9 billion in 2012. Mr. Pryor has extensive business development experience in the industrial sector. He came to Colfax from The Carlyle Group, where he was a Partner and Managing Director focused on industrial leveraged buyouts and led the acquisitions of numerous portfolio companies and follow-on transactions. Prior to Carlyle, Mr. Pryor spent eleven years at Danaher Corporation where he played a key role leading Danaher s entry into the medical technology and product identification markets. During his tenure at Danaher, Mr. Pryor also served in a number of general management positions. Mr. Pryor earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BA in Economics from Williams College.

Steve Simms, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colfax, stated, "As a member of the Colfax Leadership Team, Dan has played an instrumental role in shaping today s Colfax. Dan s leadership of our strategic planning and business development process has been exceptional and a key reason for our success as a corporation. This promotion is in recognition of Dan s contribution to the business on so many different fronts."

More articles on this topic

Change at the Top of Endress+Hauser InfoServe
Corporate News - Persons

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
Corporate News - Persons

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
Corporate News - Persons

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