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Renesas Electronics appoints Takao Endo as the new Representative Director, Chairman and CEO.

The Hydraulic Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael B. Michaud as the Institute’s next Executive Director. He begins his new role May 1, 2015.

Xylem Inc. today announced that Steven Leung will join the company as Senior Vice President and President, Emerging Markets, effective April 1, 2015.

As of 1 March 2015, Felix Kröll is the sole managing director of Halm Pumpen + Motoren GmbH (formerly Richard Halm GmbH & Co. KG). This management change marks a key milestone in the company’s transition to the next generation.

Atlas Copco Compressors has announced the appointment of Mark Ranger as Business Line Manager of its Oil-Free Air division in the UK. In his new role, Mark is aiming to sustain Atlas Copco’s market-leading position in the provision of oil-free compressors to key sectors including food and beverage manufacturing, chemical and petrochemical processing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and electronics, where absolute assurance of air purity is a high priority. At the same time he will be developing the market position of oil-injected compressors over 90kW, which are the backbone of many larger manufacturing processes.

The Hydraulic Institute announced the 2015-2016 Board of Directors and Officers during its Annual meeting recently held in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Board is primarily responsible for guiding the strategic direction of HI and providing organization oversight.

Effective as of March 15, 2015, Willi Meixner (50) will be appointed as the CEO of the Power and Gas Division as the successor to Roland Fischer (52), who left Siemens at his own request.

The Hydraulic Institute named Aleks Roudnev, Manager of Research and Design – Applied Hydraulics, Weir Minerals North America as its 2014 Member of the Year. The award was conferred to Mr. Roudnev at the Hydraulic Institute’s 2015 annual meeting held recently in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Numbering over 194 thousand employees and with 40 billion euros revenue, the mechanical engineering industry is the backbone of Italian industry as a whole and a true excellence both in Europe and the World. Anima, Confindustria s Federation of Italian Associations of Mechanical and Engineering Industries, is one of Europe s most important and well-established organizations comprising 34 Associations and over one thousand member companies.

The manufacturer of coated and uncoated wear components appoints DeGroot to the position after 7 years of service with the company.