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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.

Since July 1, 2020, Mr. Daniel Garcia Navas has taken charge of the Purchasing Department at the company headquarters of Pumpenfabrik Wangen GmbH in Germany.

Pentair announced that it has named Steve Pilla to its executive leadership team as Executive Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer effective August 3, 2020. Pilla will be responsible for supply chain operations and performance and will report to John Stauch, Pentair President and CEO.

SPX FLOW has appointed Simon Phillips as vice president and head of its commercial business in Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA). Based in the UK, he will lead all sales and customer relationship operations for SPX FLOW in the region.

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.