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To help protect the health and safety of wastewater operators during the coronavirus pandemic and into the future, Xylem has provided foundational funding to the Water Environment Federation (WEF) to create the new position of Chief Medical Officer. The first scientist to fill the post is Dr. Andrew Sanderson of Howard University.

Mads Nipper has accepted an offer to become CEO of the energy company Ørsted and will step down as CEO of Grundfos at the end of 2020.

In this position, she will report to Stefan Klebert, CEO GEA Group, succeeding Nicole Pichin, who left the company at the end of July 2020.

Flowserve Corporation announced that Tamara Morytko will join the company as president of the Flowserve Pumps Division, beginning Monday, September 14.

The Düsseldorf Local Court has appointed Professor Annette G. Köhler (53) to the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft effective October 1, 2020.

Hans Ola Meyer, Atlas Copco’s Senior Vice President Controlling and Finance and CFO, has decided to retire. He will stay on until end of July 2021.

Flowserve Corporation announced that its board of directors has elected Carlyn Taylor as an independent director and a member of the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee of the board.

Xylem announced that Lila Tretikov and Uday Yadav have been elected to the Company’s Board of Directors.

As of August 1, 2020, Theodor Swedjemark (40) will join the Executive Committee of ABB as the company’s Chief Communications Officer. Swedjemark has held the position on an interim basis since March 1, 2020.

Xylem recently announced it has appointed Sandra Rowland as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 1, 2020, reporting to Xylem President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Decker. Rowland will succeed Mark Rajkowski, who will retire from the Company at the end of the year, allowing for an orderly and smooth transition.