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nVent Electric announced that Aravind Padmanabhan has joined the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Pump manufacturer Grundfos has announced the appointment of Kenth Hvid Nielsen to the role of General Manager of Grundfos Thailand (GTH), with effect from 1st November 2019.

In its recent meeting, the Administrative Board of KSB SE & Co. KGaA extended the contract of CEO Dr Stephan Timmermann earlier than planned by a further three years.

Pfeiffer Vacuum announced that the Supervisory Board named Wolfgang Ehrk a member of the Management Board and new Chief Operations Officer (COO) of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG, effective January 1, 2020.

Flowserve Corporation announced that John E. (Jay) Roueche, III, Flowserve’s vice president, treasurer and investor relations, will assume the role of interim chief financial officer, effective December 3, 2019.

Werner Lieberherr (59), CEO of Mann+Hummel, will leave the company with immediate effect by mutual agreement.

The Supervisory Board of GEA Group has appointed Johannes Giloth (49) to the company’s Executive Board with effect from January 20, 2020.

Pentair plc recently announced that it has named James Wamsley to its executive leadership team as Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer effective November 4, 2019.

nVent Electric plc recently announced that Sara Zawoyski was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 1, 2019. She currently serves as Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer at nVent.

Simo Sääskilahti (M.Sc. Engineering, M.Sc. Economics) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Finance for Metso’s Valves business area.