OLATHE, Kan., January 17, 2012 — Melvin Pipes has accepted the position of Vice President of Sales and Business Unit Director for the U.S. Commercial Building Team.
Pipes will be reporting to Dennis Wierzbicki, president of Grundfos Pumps U.S.A., and will be handling the commercial building group sales team for the United States, which includes product offerings for Grundfos, PACO and Peerless.
Pipes joins Grundfos after a 15-year career with York International and Johnson Controls, where he focused on large equipment project sales in the commercial building market. Pipes has held various positions, including sales engineer, district sales manager, branch manager and, most recently, regional sales manager for Johnson Contro’s $150 million South Region.
Pipes is a graduate of Texas A&M with a bachelor of science in civil engineering. He lives in San Antonio, Texas and will continue to work from his home office with frequent visits to the Brookshire, Texas offices of Grundfos’ commercial building group.
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