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Watts Water Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of Monica Barry as Chief Human Resources Officer.

Thordon Bearings has appointed Anthony Hamilton as its new Technical Director.

GIW Industries Inc., the leader in the design, manufacture, and application of heavy-duty centrifugal slurry pumps, recently named Jonathan Samuel President & CEO. This appointment is in addition to Mr. Samuel’s current role as Vice President of Global Hard Rock Mining for KSB Mining.

As part of a strategy to increase its presence on the North American market, BUMAX has appointed Bo Andersson to a new position as Business Development Manager for the USA.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. is announcing the promotion of Milton Coleman to senior vice president of sales and marketing. Coleman has nearly thirty years of experience in the automation industry, and previously held the position of vice president of sales at the company. In his new role, Coleman will focus on improving alignment between sales and marketing.

Pentair plc recently announced the appointment of Melissa Barra to its board of directors effective December 1, 2021.

Simone Angster has taken over as Head of Communications at DECHEMA on September 1, 2021. She is responsible for the internal and external communications of DECHEMA e.V. and is press spokesperson for ACHEMA, the world’s leading exhibition for the process industry.

Håkan Osvald, Atlas Copco’s Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, has decided to retire. He will stay on until the end of April 2022.

Ruthman Companies, a group of global pump and valve manufacturing and service brands, has appointed Christopher Crawford to the position of General Manager of its Warren, Michigan-based Process Systems, Inc. (PSI) division.

Armstrong Fluid Technology has selected industry veteran Stephen Hart as the new Sales Director, UK.