IN FOCUS

The board of directors of Franklin Electric Co., Inc. has elected Victor Grizzle to be a director of the Company effective January 27, 2020.

SEEPEX is pleased to announce Ellyn Chaney has joined the team as the HR Manager; the promotions of Joey Cherry to Director of Operations, Jeannie Raymond to General Manager for Stator Production, and John Salyers to Regional Sales Manager; and the retirement of Mike Dillon, former President.

The continued significant increase in demand for individual pump solutions designed by manufacturer Bungartz requires a reorientation of its sales department.

Andreas Koopmann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Georg Fischer Ltd., will not stand for re-election at the next Annual Shareholders Meeting on 15 April 2020. Roman Boutellier will step down as Board member reaching the official retirement age.

S. A. Armstrong Limited has announced that Todd Rief has joined the organization as Chief Executive Officer.

Flowserve Corporation announced that Amy B. Schwetz has been appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective February 24, 2020.

Pump manufacturer Grundfos has announced the appointment of Jonathan Breton to the role of General Manager of Grundfos Philippines, with effect from 1st January 2020.

As of December 31, 2019, Claudio Facchin, Frank Duggan and Chunyuan Gu will step down from the Executive Committee of ABB as part of the organizational transformation announced on December 17, 2018.

The Supervisory Board of MANN+HUMMEL Verwaltungs GmbH has appointed Kurk Wilks as the new President and CEO as of January 1, 2020.

Flowserve Corporation announced that its board of directors has elected Sujeet Chand as an independent director, effective immediately.