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Pump Solutions Group is pleased to announce that Carrie Halle has been appointed Director of Marketing, Americas. In this position, Halle will report directly to Walter Bonnett, Vice President of Global Marketing for PSG.

The Board of Directors of Georg Fischer Ltd will propose Hubert Achermann, Lucerne (Switzerland), for election as a new member of the Board at the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on 19 March, 2014. He will replace Kurt E. Stirnemann, who is reaching the retirement age for Board members.

Wayne Rose has been promoted by Armstrong Fluid Technology to the position of Global Marketing Manager – Pumps. In his new role he assumes responsibility for the marketing of the Armstrong portfolio of pumps, Suction Guides and Flo-Trex valves on a worldwide basis, with particular emphasis on the company’s Design Envelope pump models.

Pump Solutions Group is pleased to announce that Karl Buscher has been named to the newly created position of President of PSG Americas. In his new role, Buscher will assume all commercial and operational responsibilities for PSG’s operations in the Americas region, and will report directly to PSG President Dean Douglas.

Crane Co. announced that Max H. Mitchell was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Crane.

Pump Solutions Group is pleased to announce that Ueli Thuerig, who was previously named President of PSG Europe in June 2013, has been named to the newly created position of President of PSG EMEA.

After over 30 years of dedicated service Herman Schutte will no longer be employed by Parker Hannifin Netherlands by the end of May 2014. For almost 11 years now, Herman has been the General Manager of Sales Company Netherlands and under his guidance and leadership the Sales Company has grown from 80 to almost 200 employees and sales have three folded.

Pump Solutions Group is pleased to announce that David Wang has been named to the newly created position of President of PSG Asia. In his new role, Wang will assume all commercial and operational responsibilities for PSG’s operations in the Asia region, and will report directly to PSG President Dean Douglas.

The Poul Due Jensen Foundation, which is the majority shareholder of the Grundfos Group, has appointed an Executive Director as part of its efforts to enhance the professional level of its activities as an active and modern commercial foundation.

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. announced the name of an additional member of the Executive Management team for its previously announced plan to spin off to its shareholders its Distribution Business as an independent publicly traded company.