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Mr Peter Reynolds, Managing Director of Grundfos Pumps Ltd is announced as the new President of the British Pump Manufacturers Association (BPMA).

The Board of Directors of Sulzer has appointed Greg Poux-Guillaume, until now President and CEO of Alstom Grid, a world leader in power transmission, as Sulzer’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective December 1, 2015.

Two new service engineers have been appointed by Auma Actuators Ltd. Steve Adams and Bill Armsden, both with strong engineering backgrounds, join the national UK field service team of the established supplier of modular electric actuators.

On 11 November 2015 Markus Voigt, managing director of Voigt Ingenieure and honorary president of Berliner Kaufleute und Industrielle, was appointed as chief executive of Wasser Berlin e.V.

National Oilwell Varco announced today that Robert E. Beauchamp has resigned from the company’s board of directors effective November 2, 2015.

Wilo has promoted Steve Maney to National Sales Manager.

Atlas Copco Compressors has announced the appointment of Alexander Pavlov as Country Manager for its Compressor Technique business in Ireland. In this new role, he will continue the implementation of an aggressive strategy to strengthen the position of Atlas Copco as a market leader in Ireland.

In the interplay of forces such as waste flows, political guidelines and the business environment, companies in the international environmental technology industry are positioning themselves with one new recycling solution after the other. During the coming year, IFAT is their largest and most important platform. The world s leading trade fair for environmental technologies takes place at the Messe München trade-fair center from May 30 to June 3.

The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Charli K. Matthews, Founder and President of Empowering Pumps, LLC, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to their newly created Public Relations Manager position.

Wilo USA welcomes Larry E. Toepfer as OEM Sales and Training Manager for their Building Services division.