DAVIDSON, N.C. -- Ingersoll Rand Inc., a global provider of mission-critical flow creation and industrial solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire positive displacement pump manufacturer, Seepex GmbH (Seepex). The all-cash transaction, valued at €431.5 million, is expected to close during Q3 upon obtaining required regulatory approvals.

ENON, Ohio - SEEPEX announced the promotion of Josh Donegia to product manager. Donegia joined SEEPEX more than three years ago as a sales and marketing analyst and has gained valuable insight into the progressive cavity market.

Donegia will be working on new product development activities, product launches, company product training, product messaging, pricing and market intelligence. 

ENON, Ohio - Bill Martiniere has accepted the new position of SEEPEX chemical market manager. In this new position, Martiniere will be responsible for all chemical pump sales related activities. He has more than 35 years of industrial experience with heavy emphasis in chemical applications along with extensive knowledge of progressive cavity pumps in chemical metering applications.

ENON, Ohio - Norman Zombor has been hired for the position of SEEPEX territory manager for the Northwest region of the United States and Canada as of June, 2019. He covers provinces British Columbia, Alberta, Yukon, and Saskatchewan and states Oregon, Washington, and Alaska’s industrial market.

Zombor was previously employed with other industrial engineering and manufacturing firms for the past 20 years where he sold progressive cavity pumps to markets similar to SEEPEX’s.

ENON, Ohio — SEEPEX Inc. announced new personnel hired in the spring of 2019.

Dale Parrett has joined the SEEPEX team in the Director of Application Engineering position. Parrett will be responsible for handling the applications for key accounts, and seeking ways to improve the AE and Project Engineering tools. Parrett has 25-plus years of experience with applications and the pump industry along with a degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the University of Dayton.

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