CHARLOTTE, N.C. – ELGi North America (ELGi) has announced the appointment of Brian Pahl as its new president. This strategic move aligns with ELGi Equipments’ global goal to become one of the top three air compressor manufacturers worldwide within the next decade. As North America becomes a central focus in this ambitious journey, Pahl's leadership will be key in reaching this milestone.
New Hires/Promotions/Recognitions
PHOENIX, Ariz. – MentorAPM has announced Colby Manwaring as its new chairman of the board. As chairman of MentorAPM’s newly appointed five-member board, Manwaring will occupy a critical role in moving the company forward and expanding its footprint in the dynamic landscape of asset management for infrastructure and industry.
VALLEY FORGE, Penn. – UGI Corporation announced today that Jason Rich has been appointed vice president and treasurer, effective immediately.
REDDING, Calif. – AqueoUS Vets has announced the appointment of Dr. Mirka Wilderer as president and chief executive officer.
CHICAGO – Littelfuse, Inc. has announced the appointment of Gayla Delly to the company’s board of directors, effective September 28, 2023.
GERMANTOWN, Wis. – WAGO has hired Dustin Reid to take over as regional sales manager for Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. After studying electrical engineering at Iowa State, Reid spent 17 years at Ames Engineering as a product and general manager. The last couple of years were spent working in industrial automation.
DUBLIN – Eaton has announced that Adam Wadecki, Ph.D., has been named senior vice president, internal audit, effective September 27. He succeeds Christina Bosserd, who was named vice president, finance for electrical sector, Americas, at Eaton. Wadecki will report to Tom Okray, Eaton’s executive vice president and chief financial officer and will join the company’s senior leadership team.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Ingersoll Rand Inc. has announced the appointment of Julie Schertell and JoAnna Sohovich to its Board of Directors effective October 2, 2023.
HONOLULU –Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. has announced the appointments of Paul Ito and Scott DeGhetto to leadership positions, effective October 1, 2023.
MONROE, Wash. – Aquajet has hired Brian Gaede as an application specialist. Gaede, who has more than 12 years of Hydrodemolition experience, will aid Aquajet customers throughout North America. In his role, Gaede will be responsible for training customers on best practices in a variety of applications and providing sales, technical and customer service support.
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Schneider Electric has announced the appointment of Emily Heitman to the position of country president, Canada, effective October 1,
VALLEY FORGE, Penn. – UGI Corporation has announced that Santiago Seage was elected a director of UGI Corporation, effective September 18, 2023. Seage is the chief executive officer of Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc, a sustainable infrastructure company. Seage joined Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure as chief executive officer in 2013.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Ingersoll Rand Inc. has announced Santiago Arias Duval, vice president and general manager of life sciences, to serve as the interim business leader for the global Precision & Science Technologies (PST) business segment, effective immediately. Enrique Minarro Viseras, who previously served as the senior vice president and general manager of PST, will depart the company on September 8, 2023 to pursue an external opportunity.
ALABASTER, Ala. – Sealing and Equipment Products Company, Inc. (SEPCO) has announced the addition of Tom Cullen and Chad Bishop as regional sales managers.
Tom Cullen will oversee sales on the Eastern Seaboard, leveraging his extensive experience in fluid sealing, pump sales and packaging sales. Notably, he has previously collaborated with a SEPCO distributor, familiarizing him with SEPCO’s product line.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Xylem Inc. has announced that after a distinguished decade leading Xylem, President and Chief Executive Officer Patrick Decker has announced his plans to retire as CEO at the end of 2023. In accordance with the company's long-term succession planning process, Decker will be succeeded by Matthew Pine, Xylem’s chief operating officer, effective January 1, 2024. At that time, Decker will retire from Xylem’s Board and Pine will join as a director.
ST. LOUIS – BW Packaging has announced that Jeff Journey has joined the company as the vice president of aftermarket.
DSI/Dynamatic has announced the hiring of Garry Queen as a new sales application engineer working with their municipal market customers. Queen holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Chicago and is licensed to practice in several states.
STAMFORD, Conn – United Rentals, Inc. has announced that Dale Asplund, executive vice president and chief operating officer, will be leaving the company on September 29, 2023, to take the role of president and chief executive officer at another public company outside of the equipment rental industry. Asplund joined United Rentals in 1998 and was named chief operating officer in 2019.
ARVADA, Colo. – Sundyne has announced that Adolfo Gomez has joined the company as vice president of global aftermarket services. Gomez will lead Sundyne’s commercial aftermarket business and team, working closely with channel partners and authorized service centers to proactively support Sundyne’s customers and grow the aftermarket business.
HOUSTON– FELUWA has opened its own subsidiary in Houston, Texas.