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To ensure protection of the health and safety of wastewater workers during the coronavirus pandemic and into the future, Dr. Andrew Sanderson, MD, MPH of Howard University has been named Chief Medical Officer for the Water Environment Federation.

Effective July 1, 2020, Bryan Erler, P.E., will begin his term as the 139th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society announced June 16 during its virtual annual meeting.

Building technology industries veteran Mike Fischer has joined Armstrong Fluid Technology as Commercial Director and Country Leader, USA.

The Supervisory Board of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG has resolved to change the Management Board and expanded the management structure effective January 1, 2021.

British Water has announced the appointment of three non-executive board members who will take up their posts with the trade association in July.

As part of its efforts to continually strive for customer excellence, SPX FLOW has announced the strategic promotion of several personnel in the USA.

The Gorman-Rupp Company announced that at the Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of The Gorman-Rupp Company held April 23, 2020, Donald H. Bullock, Jr. and Vincent K. Petrella were elected to the Board of Directors.

Bob Fishman named EVP, CFO and CAO; Mario D’Ovidio named EVP and President, Consumer Solutions; Jerome Pedretti promoted to EVP and President, Industrial & Flow Technologies.

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. announced the retirement of Hege Kverneland, the Company’s Corporate Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, effective April 17, 2020. David Reid has been named as Ms. Kverneland’s successor.

Josef Parzhuber, President and General Manager of MANN+HUMMEL’s Automotive Aftermarket, will leave the global filtration specialist effective April 30, 2020.

The MANN+HUMMEL Management Board announces that, effective April 2020, Marco Nava, has been appointed new Vice President Membrane Solutions with MANN+HUMMEL and Managing Director of the Global Membrane and Module Specialist MICRODYN-NADIR which has been part of the MANN+HUMMEL Group since 2014.