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Colfax Corporation, a manufacturer of fluid-handling solutions for critical applications, announced the appointment of Rick McKay to account manager for Colfax Fluid Handling's Power Generation and Industrial Solutions.

McKay will help drive the sale of a complete spectrum of fluid handling products and services across the South Central territory, which encompasses Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Siemens is gearing up for continued growth in its new fiscal year, especially in the emerging markets like Africa, after ending fiscal 2011 with record operating results. On the occasion of the company's global board members meeting in South Africa, Peter Löscher, President and CEO of Siemens AG, announced that Siemens will be creating 500 new green jobs in Africa in the coming years. "Siemens will increasingly look to rapidly growing economies like Africa to meet our growth targets.

ITT Goulds Pumps announced an online quiz that will raise awareness of the worldwide industrial pump business and generate company donations to teach first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) around the world. Spotlighting pumps as the "heart of industry," ITT Gould Pumps has structured the promotion to benefit a global heart-health program that teaches first aid, including the recommended method for hands-only CPR.

ATLANTA, Nov. 10, 2011 - Siemens Industry, Inc. today announced that four of its water services facilities have been awarded ISO 14001 certifications by Intertek Testing Services for outstanding commitment to environmental management. Siemens carbon reactivation facilities in Parker, Ariz., Red Bluff, Calif., and Darlington, Penn., as well as a waste and wastewater treatment facility in Roseville, Minn., received the esteemed recognition.

San Juan Capistrano, Calif., - Meggitt Sensing Systems, a Meggitt group division, announced the promotion of Sharon Nelson to Vice President, Contract Management.

As Vice President, Contract Management, Ms. Nelson is responsible for the overall management of a newly established, fully dedicated contract management function, to include customers, partners and supplier relationships across all development sites of Meggitt Sensing Systems.