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Jorge M. Gomez has been elected to Xylem s Board of Directors. Mr. Gomez currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Cardinal Health, a global, integrated healthcare solutions company. In that role, Mr. Gomez is responsible for all financial activities across the enterprise including financial strategy, operational finance, external reporting, investor relations, tax strategy and planning and capital deployment.

At the Annual General Meeting of Sulzer Ltd, shareholders approved all proposals of the Board of Directors. All members of the Board of Directors were reelected. Sulzer will pay an ordinary dividend of CHF 3.50 per share to shareholders.

Sameer Kalra has passed the helm of pumping system manufacturer Framo over to newly appointed CEO, Martijn Bergink.

Yaskawa Europe with headquarters in Eschborn near Frankfurt has entered the new fiscal year 2019 with a change of executive management. Effective March 1st 2019, Manfred Stern, President & CEO of Yaskawa Europe passes the operational leadership to Bruno Schnekenburger, presently COO of Yaskawa Europe and previously responsible for Yaskawa Europe’s robot division since 2014. Manfred Stern will continue in his assignment as regional Head of Yaskawa Europe.

As part of its expansion in Europe, Armstrong Fluid Technology introduces Michael Schulz as the Sales Director for Continental Europe where he leads the company’s growth within this region.

The Supervisory Board of GEA Group and Niels Erik Olsen (52), member of GEA’s Executive Board responsible for the Business Area Solutions, have agreed on an early termination of his service agreement, which is due to expire on December 31, 2021. Olsen steps down from his mandate with immediate effect. The CEO, Stefan Klebert, is taking over and will run the Business Area Solutions in addition to his other responsibilities.

David Guidez (44) has been a member of the management board of Vogelsang since 25 February 2019. Together with Hugo and Harald Vogelsang, he manages the business of the company and is responsible in particular for the areas of production, quality management, order processing and service.

Franklin Electric welcomes Ryan Johnson as the new Vice President, Sales-US/Canada for the North America Water Systems (NAWS) Business Unit. Ryan will manage all aspects of sales activities for the US and Canada markets, placing a strong focus on helping Franklin Electric achieve its vision of becoming an indispensable partner to its customers.

Stefan Klebert (53) became chairman of the Executive Board of the GEA Group, a body that he joined on November 15, 2018. His predecessor, Jürg Oleas (61), has left the company, as planned, after spending more than 14 years as head of the Group.

The GF Board of Directors nominated Mads Joergensen as new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and member of the Executive Committee of GF, effective 18 April 2019. He will succeed Andreas Müller who has been appointed as new CEO of the Corporation.