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Moritz Netzsch will join the Executive Board of Erich Netzsch effective 1 January 2018. With the addition of the 33-year-old mechanical engineer, a member of the shareholder family will once again hold a leadership position within the Netzsch Group. In the future, Moritz Netzsch will manage the group of companies together with the current Executive Board Members Dietmar Bolkart and Dr. Hanns-Peter Ohl.

Sulzer is pleased to announce the appointment of Jill Lee as Chief Financial Officer and member of the Executive Committee, effective April 5, 2018.

Pentair that it has named Karla Robertson as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Kelly Baker as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) for Pentair s Water business, which is expected to separate from Pentair s Electrical business in the second quarter of 2018, forming two independent, publicly-traded companies.

Netzsch Pumps North America, LLC (Exton, PA) has expanded its sales force by hiring Brian Johnson as the Regional Sales Manager for the Central Region.

Netzsch Pumps North America, LLC has expanded its sales force by hiring Joe Juska as the Northeast OEM Sales Manager.

Dr Stephan Timmermann (56) will become Chairman of the Board of Management of KSB Aktiengesellschaft with effect from 13 November 2017.

Paulo Ruiz Sternadt (42) has been appointed CEO of the Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas Division. He succeeds Judith Marks (54) who will leave the company at her own request.

Xylem announced that Matthew Latino has been named Director, Investor Relations, effective immediately.

After 40 successful years with Sulzer, César Montenegro, Division President of Sulzer’s Pumps Equipment division, has chosen to formally retire and will step down from the Executive Committee as of December 31, 2017.

The Shareholders Committee of Voith Management GmbH has decided about the succession of Dr. Hubert Lienhard, long-standing President and CEO of the Management Board.