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.
EagleBurgmann announced that, as of January 1,2012, Paul van Wyk, formerly the managing director of the South African subsidiary, took over as new head of the Americas region. Mr. van Wyk joined EagleBurgmann South Africa in 1997 as sales engineer for EPC and project enterprises. Having gained his Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering he had first worked as designer and project manager, until he discovered this true calling – sales.
ConocoPhillips announced additional appointments to the executive management teams for the two energy companies that will be created when ConocoPhillips completes its strategic repositioning, expected in the second quarter of 2012.
Harrington Industrial Plastics announced the acquisition of ProTec Construction Services & Supply.
Dresser-Rand Group Inc., a global supplier of high-speed rotating equipment and service solutions, announced that it closed the previously announced acquisition of Synchrony, Inc., for approximately $50 million net of cash acquired. The agreement includes the potential for additional consideration of up to a maximum of $10 million tied to technical milestones and to business performance.
Sales of industrial valves will exceed $53 billion in 2012 according to the latest updates in the McIlvaine report titled Industrial Valves: World Markets.
For the first time, comprehensive greenhouse gas (GHG) data reported directly from large facilities and suppliers across the country are now easily accessible to the public through EPA’s GHG Reporting Program. The 2010 GHG data includes public information from facilities in nine industry groups that directly emit large quantities of GHGs, as well as suppliers of certain fossil fuels.
ITT Corporation announced that it has elected Orlando D. Ashford to its Board of Directors. Ashford, 43, is senior vice president, chief human resources and communications officer for Marsh & McLennan Companies.
