NEW YORK – 17 organizations have joined forces to support the United Nations (UN) Water Action Agenda, pledging to invest $11 billion in water innovation over the next five years.
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HOUSTON – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Compressor International Corporation (MCO-I) has named Kazuhito Tojo as president and CEO. He succeeds Jun Fukuda, who will return as an advisor at MCO’s facility in Hiroshima, Japan.
Tojo’s leadership expertise brings a wealth of knowledge to the MCO-I Pearland Work’s facility as he demonstrates efforts to increase the North American turbomachinery footprint and enhance after-sales capabilities.
LAWERENCE, Mass. – Asahi/America, Inc. has announced the addition of Robert Cloutier as valve and actuation team manager to its technical service team, effective as of February 27, 2023.
SARASOTA, Fla. – Indicor, LLC has announced that Doug Wright will join its Board of Directors and become the Company's CEO, effective April 1. As CEO, Wright will lead the Company's continued growth with a focus on expanding products and solutions, enhancing customer experience and increasing channel access.
WEAVERVILLE, N.C. – Samoa Corporation has announced that Mark Johnson has joined the Samoa Corporation Process Division as sales manager, North America. His first day was March 8th, 2023.
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Bhupesh Katakkar has joined Invertek Drives. He has worked with Invertek for more than nine years as a sales partner with a detailed knowledge of the automation sector and industries in India. Katakkar has worked as an industrial electronics engineer in the drives and controls industry since 1992.
PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Hydraulic Institute (HI) 2023 Annual Conference, held February 26 – March 2, 2023, concluded with the presentation of awards for the following distinguished categories:
GROVETOWN, Ga. – Eric Jenkins has been named sales director for KSB SupremeServ in the United States and will manage the service sales across the nine networked service centers.
“Eric will help us ramp up our KSB SupremeServ sales initiatives,” said Jan Avramov, vice president of KSB SupremeServ North America. “We’re very pleased to have someone of his experience join us as we expand our service business.”
ROSEDALE, Md. – Process Wastewater Technologies LLC (PWTech) has announced the addition of Vincent Rada as sales manager for the western U.S. and Canada. Rada brings more than six years of water industry experience and will provide support for municipal and industrial treatment facilities across the region.
HOUSTON – The Valve World Americas Expo and Conference will be held June 7th and 8th at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Downtown Houston, Texas.
The biennial Expo and Conference will host hundreds of exhibitors, thousands of attendees, a world-class conference program, educational courses and a career fair. Panel discussions and conference sessions are presented by subject matter experts from the most renowned companies in the industry.