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The Fluid Sealing Association (FSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Bernthisel, General Sales Manager at EGC Enterprises, Inc., Chardon, OH, and Carl Jones, Packing Market Specialist at W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., Coraopolis, PA, to its Board of Directors.

Atlas Copco’s custom engineering business, Systems Hemel Hempstead, is targeting significant growth under the leadership of newly-appointed General Manager Sebastien Bidault.

Mapal Green Energy has announced the appointment of Julian Lowe to the newly created position of director of sales, UK and Ireland, where he will lead the growth of Mapal Green Energy’s s floating fine bubble aeration system into both the UK utility and industrial sectors.

In keeping with the current drive to expand its rough vacuum pump range in the UK, Atlas Copco Compressors has announced the appointment of two new regional sales managers within its Vacuum Solutions division, Steve Callaghan (North) and Mark Handler (South).

Professor Sir Jim McDonald, one of the UK’s leading engineering academics is to lead the Group’s newly created Technology Advisory Board. The board, which includes highly regarded experts from a variety of disciplines, will ensure Weir continues to be at the leading edge of technology development in its chosen industries.

Mr. Claus Haubeil (49) took up his du­ties as Uraca’s Ma­n­ag­ing Di­rec­tor on Septem­ber 1, 2015.

At the Supervisory Board meeting, two long-serving GEA managers, the German Steffen Bersch, and the Dane Niels Erik Olsen were appointed to the Executive Board with effect from January 1, 2016. ,

Xylem announced two significant leadership appointments, which are effective October 1, 2015.

Mr Roger Holm (43) M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed President of Marine Solutions, Executive Vice President and member of the Board of Management of Wärtsilä Corporation, effective 1 November 2015. In this position, he is responsible for Wärtsilä s Marine Solutions business globally, and will report to President & CEO Mr Jaakko Eskola.

Pentair announced that it will recommend to its shareholders that they approve a resolution at its 2016 annual general meeting of shareholders to increase the size of its Board by one director and will appoint Ed Garden, Chief Investment Officer and a Founding Partner of Trian, to the Pentair Board to fill the resulting vacancy.