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Torsten Wintergerste, ad interim Division President Chemtech since June 2016, is confirmed as Division President Chemtech and replaces Oliver Bailer on the Executive Committee of Sulzer. Oliver Bailer, with Sulzer’s support, has extended his leave of absence.

Wilo USA is pleased to welcome Dennis B. Thomas, P.E. as the new Regional Sales Manager of Residential and Commercial Building Services for the Southwest Region, United States.

ABB has appointed Guido Jouret, a pioneer of the Internet of Things, as Chief Digital Officer, reporting to ABB’s CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer, effective October 1, 2016. Jouret will lead the next level of development and deployment of ABB’s digital solutions for customers globally and across all businesses.

Parker Hannifin Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has elected William R. “Skip” Bowman, age 58, as Vice President and President – Instrumentation Group. Mr. Bowman succeeds John R. Greco, who recently announced plans to retire effective September 30, 2016 after more than 40 years of dedicated service to the company.

Since 1 April, Dr Jörg Hoffmann has been the third joint managing director of Auma, joining Matthias Dinse and Henrik Newerla. In 2014, Auma as one of the leading manufacturers of electric actuators had started to replace its previous multi-brand strategy with market-oriented branding under the Auma name.

After holding the position for the past 10 years, John Bower of Flowserve has recently retired from the role of BPMA Technical Committee Chairman.

Christian Heidinger assumes the management position and proves with comprehensive application know-how.

The Gorman-Rupp Company announces that Wayne L. Knabel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has informed the Company of his decision to retire from the Company effective March 31, 2017.

Wilo USA, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for building services, water management, and groundwater, is pleased to welcome John Terman as the new Regional Sales Manager of Residential and Commercial Buildings Services for the Northeast Region, United States.

Wilo USA, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for building services, water management, and groundwater, is pleased to announce David Goddard as the new Regional Sales Manager of Water Management for the Midwest region of the United States.