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Sulzer announces a reduction of the size of its Executive Committee and a new leader for its Pumps Equipment division.

Change is taking place at the top of the Endress+Hauser Group. Effective 1 March 2019, Dr Andreas Mayr will become Chief Operating Officer (COO) responsible for sales, production and support, thus assuming more responsibility on the Executive Board. In this function he will serve as deputy CEO to Matthias Altendorf. On 1 October 2018, Jörg Stegert joined the Group to oversee the entire personnel area as Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).

Richard Harden, Managing Director of Wilo UK Ltd has been announced as the new President of the British Pump Manufacturers Association Limited (BPMA).

Colin Hall (47) was appointed to the Supervisory Board of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft by order of the Düsseldorf local court. Colin Hall, an American national, is Head of Investments at Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), simultaneously holding the position of CEO at Sienna Capital, a 100 percent subsidiary of GBL. He succeeds Prof. Dr. Ing. Werner J. Bauer (67), who resigned from the Supervisory Board for personal reasons as of November 12, 2018.

The Fluid Sealing Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Joseph Boylan to its Board of Directors. Mr. Boylan is currently Marketing and Sales Manager at Morgan Advanced Materials of St. Mary’s, PA.

The Fluid Sealing Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert (Rob) S. Coffee as President of the Association. He is currently the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Proco Products, Inc., in Stockton, California.

Kim Nøhr Skibsted is appointed new Executive Director of the Poul Due Jensen Foundation, the major owner and shareholder of the Grundfos Group.

Parker Hannifin Corporation, global manufacturer in motion and control technologies, announced that William G. Eline, Vice President – Chief Information Officer, will retire after 40 years of dedicated service. The company has appointed Dinu J. Parel to succeed Mr. Eline in November 2018.

As of 1 August 2018, Dr. Christoph Göttlicher has joined AUMA Management as Chief Technical Officer (CTO). In his new role he is responsible for Product Management, Research & Development, Business Development and Innovations within the global AUMA Group.

Flowserve Corporation, a provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, today announced that its board of directors has elected John L. Garrison, Jr. and Michael C. McMurray as independent directors, effective immediately. With the addition of Garrison and McMurray, the Flowserve board expands to eleven directors.