ZURICH, Switzerland – The ABB board of directors has appointed Morten Wierod as chief executive officer. He will take office on August 1, 2024, and succeed Björn Rosengren, who will step down from his position as chief executive officer effective July 31, 2024, and retire as of December 31, 2024.
From August 1, 2024, until the end of the year, Rosengren will advise and assist Wierod and the executive committee to ensure a seamless transition.
WASHINGTON, DC – Xylem Inc. has announced the appointment of Radhika Fox as senior advisor to the company.
ESPOO, Finland – Valmet's board of directors has appointed Thomas Hinnerskov president and CEO of Valmet, and he will start in the position during the second half of the year. Hinnerskov succeeds Pasi Laine, who will continue as the president and CEO of Valmet until his successor starts.
STURTEVANT, Wis. – DSI/Dynamatic welcomes Greg Golz as a new industrial sales specialist working with their industrial market customers. With more than 15 years of experience in outside and inside sales plus account management, Golz loves creating lasting customer relationships to drive new business growth. Golz also has experience in technical support, purchasing and inventory management from several manufacturers and distributors in southeastern Wisconsin.
MIAMI, Fla. – Pleuger Industries has announced that Luc Chabas is rejoining Pleuger as the new chief commercial officer, fortifying their global management team during a pivotal period of corporate expansion. With his expertise, Pleuger feels set to bolster their international commercial development and enhance their engagement with major customers worldwide.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The Water Council has announced that Scott Beightol, partner at Milwaukee law firm Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, has been appointed the new chairman of its board of directors.
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Danielle Hunter has joined Warren Rupp as their new vice president – industrial distribution. Hunter will lead Warren Rupp’s global sales team supporting industrial distribution, as well as the customer service, inside sales and technical services teams.
BJERRINGBRO, Denmark – Grundfos has announced the appointment of Inge Delobelle as executive vice president and Divisional CEO, Industry. She assumes the role on March 1, 2024 and will join Grundfos’ group management.
Delobelle is an experienced, international executive with more than 10 years of experience on executive level, driving business operations in multinational industrial companies of ThyssenKrupp, most recently holding the role as CEO for TK Elevator Europe and Africa.
BALTIMORE, Md. – Danfoss Drives has announced that Hannes Leichtfried has been appointed head of sales and marketing for the Drives business segment in North America. With nearly 30 years of experience at Danfoss in Austria and Germany, Leichtfried, an Austrian native, is excited to continue to build the North America Drives business.
STAMFORD, Conn. – ITT Inc. has announced the election of Sharon Szafranski to its Board of Directors. Szafranski currently serves as executive vice president of the welding segment at Illinois Tool Works (ITW). Szafranski began her career at ITW in 1994.
DENVER, Colo. – The board also selected AWWA’s next treasurer, three vice presidents and a director-at-large during its annual winter meeting in Sedona, Arizona.
Collins will begin her term as president-elect in June at the conclusion of AWWA’s Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE24). Her term as president begins in June 2025 following that of current president-elect Cheryl Porter.
DUBLIN – Intelligent power management company Eaton announced today that Olivier Leonetti has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective February 5, 2024. He succeeds Thomas B. Okray, who is leaving the company for personal reasons.
NACKA, Sweden – The Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB has appointed Vagner Rego as the new president and CEO of Atlas Copco Group, effective May 1st, 2024. He will replace Mats Rahmström who has, as previously communicated, requested to leave his position after successfully leading the Group since 2017.
SEATTLE – Membrion has announced that Thomas Mitchell, Ph.D. was appointed chief operating officer, effective December 28, 2023. Dr. Mitchell is a veteran leader of successful startups, is known for scaling new products and has a strong water circularity acumen.
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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. – Rusco and Vu-Flow are excited to announce Neal White as their newly appointed president and chief executive officer (CEO).
White's appointment brings extensive water quality experience along with expertise in plumbing, water systems and water quality markets, as well as a long history of consistently delivering exceptional results.
AUSTIN, Texas – Infinitum has announced the expansion of its leadership team. Bhavnesh Patel has been appointed to chief strategy officer, Paulo Guedes-Pinto has been appointed to chief technology officer and Mike DiNucci joins Infinitum as chief revenue officer.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc. has named Mike Esposito to group vice president, Motion Automation Intelligence, effective immediately.
LUBBOCK, Texas – SIMFLO has announced the promotion of Del Neubauer to the role of vice president of sales. Neubauer, who has been with SIMFLO for two years, previously served as vice president of engineered products for the company. A veteran of the pump industry for more than 30 years, Neubauer has held various sales and sales management positions focused on pumping solutions for industrial, municipal and other applications.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. – Blue-White has announced the addition of Paul Darche to their sales team as a business development manager. Darche will be responsible for developing their channel network in Canada.
BELDING, Mich. – Robroy Industries Enclosures Division has announced that Jeff Hall has been promoted to plant manager for the company’s enclosure manufacturing facility in Belding, Michigan. Hall will be responsible for all plant functions as well as managing maintenance team and providing support to the Operations Team.
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. – SJE is excited to announce that Ana Bashi will join SJE as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) starting on Monday, October 30, 2023. Bashi replaces Interim CFO Michael Smith, who will assist with her transition.
