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ABB announced changes to the leadership of two Business Areas within the Executive Committee as of April 1, 2022. Morten Wierod, currently President of Motion, will become President of Electrification, while Tarak Mehta, currently President of Electrification, will become President of Motion.

Xylem announced the appointment of Yatin Tayalia as Managing Director of Xylem in India. Current Managing Director Nitin Bhate will be taking on a new role as the Global Director and General Manager of Xylem Custom Pumps.

Xylem announced the appointment of Mark Morelli to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective February 3, 2022.

SEEPEX is pleased to announce Juda Medina has accepted the role as Southwest Territory Manager. Juda will be covering Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico from his base in the greater Houston area.

Four British Water Ambassadors have been appointed for the first time by the board of the UK’s leading sector trade association.

Atlas Copco has appointed Sara Hägg Liljedal Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer and member of Atlas Copco’s Group Management. She will assume her new role February 1st, 2022.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. is announcing the promotion of Sloan Zupan to senior director of corporate marketing. Zupan has 22 years of experience in the automation industry.

GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft announces that the current employee representatives on the Supervisory Board were confirmed for the next four years at the election held on November 25, 2021. In addition, the company announces a personnel change on the Supervisory Board.

Armstrong Promotes Mike Fischer to Global Commercial Director, Names Chris Markert Commercial Director USA.

In July 2021, Franz Kamhuber already joined the ViscoTec top management and succeeded Georg Senftl as Managing Director in the commercial area. Until now, both of them have been steering the company’s fortunes together with Martin Stadler, who is Managing Director for Technology. At the end of 2021, however, the time has come for Georg Senftl to retire.