ATLANTA – Genuine Parts Company (GPC) announced that Kevin Herron, president, U.S. Automotive Group (USAG) will retire at the end of 2023 after a distinguished 34-year career with the company. The company also announced Randy Breaux's promotion from President, Motion to the newly created role of Group President, GPC North America, effective July 1, 2023.
New Hires/Promotions/Recognitions
Asahi/America, Inc. has announced the addition of Jessica Chase to the technical field service team, effective as of March 20, 2023. Chase will assist customers with training and installing Asahi/America’s single and double wall industrial and high purity piping systems through thermofusion processes.
HOUSTON – Allied Reliability announced today that Raj Sengupta will be appointed CEO, succeeding Kevin Bourbonnais, effective June 1st. Bourbonnais will be stepping down to pursue other interests.
Over the past three years, Bourbonnais led Allied through challenging markets and significant evolution resulting in a strategic acquisition by Shell. Since December, Bourbonnais and Sengupta have worked closely together to ensure a smooth transition.
DAVIDSON, N.C. – Ingersoll Rand Inc. has appointed Enrique Minarro Viseras as its senior vice president and general manager of the global Precision & Science Technologies (PST) segment, reporting to Vicente Reynal, chairman, president and chief executive officer. Minarro Viseras will transition from his current role as senior vice president and general manager of the Industrial Technologies and Services, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (ITS EMEIA) business unit.
SELB, Germany – Andreas Denker will become a further managing director of NETZSCH Pumps & Systems (P&S) with effect from April 1, 2023. After a transition phase with the current CEO Felix Kleinert, Denker will take over the management of the global Pumps & Systems business unit in mid-May 2023. At the same time, he will become a member of the global management team (GMT) of the NETZSCH Group.
ST. LOUIS – Emerson has appointed Vidya Ramnath senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective June 1. Ramnath, who currently serves as Emerson’s Middle East and Africa president, will report to Emerson President and Chief Executive Officer Lal Karsanbhai and serve on Emerson’s Office of the Chief Executive.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has promoted Heather Castleman to vice president of marketing Americas.
Castleman, who has been a leader at Trelleborg for two decades, will guide the industrial organization in innovation developments, establish and execute strategic goals and evolve the organization’s business model and processes to enhance the already exceptional customer experiences it creates.
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.
GERMANTOWN, Wis. – Diane Pena has recently been hired as WAGO’s new electrical contractor and wholesale sales manager. Originally from Chicago, Pena is based just outside of Atlanta, GA where she has worked in the lighting industry for over the past 15 years.
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Galco Industrial Electronics, Inc. announced that Jim Ricciardelli, former executive vice president of Digi-Key Electronics, has joined the company’s Board of Directors.
LAWRENCE, Ma. -- Asahi/America, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Mark Gore to industrial business development manager for the eastern and central regions effective June 6, 2022. Mark will lead Asahi/America’s sales efforts of industrial and environmental single wall and double wall piping systems.
WEST CHESTER, Ohio – Ruthman Companies, a group of global pump and valve manufacturing and service brands, has appointed Christopher Crawford to the position of general manager of its Warren, Michigan, based Process Systems, Inc. (PSI) division.
Crawford joined PSI in April, bringing extensive engineering experience in pumps, piping and process systems to the role from decades spent in the refining/petrochemical and automotive industries.
MIDLAND, Texas – BCCK Holding Company, a provider of engineering, procurement, fabrication and field construction services, has appointed Brian Petko as senior vice president of engineering.
ENON, Ohio - SEEPEX announced the promotion of Josh Donegia to product manager. Donegia joined SEEPEX more than three years ago as a sales and marketing analyst and has gained valuable insight into the progressive cavity market.
Donegia will be working on new product development activities, product launches, company product training, product messaging, pricing and market intelligence.
Rosemont, IL. - Wilo USA, a provider of pumps and pump solutions for water management, building services and groundwater, is pleased to welcome Darren T. McGuire as the new director of operations for their production and distributions facilities in Thomasville, GA.
RoseAnn DiGiovanni has joined QuantumFlo's sales management team as regional sales manager for the Central division. A 25-year veteran in the area of pumps and pumping systems, DiGiovanni began her career in 1992 and continued to excel and rise through the ranks quickly. She brings to QuantumFlo a tenure in technical sales and applications training, working with representatives worldwide.
DALLAS - Flowserve Corporation, a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today that Lee Eckert will join Flowserve as senior vice president and chief financial officer, effective October 9, 2017.
RYE BROOK, N.Y. – Xylem, a leading global water technology company, today announced that Colin Sabol has been named Xylem senior vice president and president of Sensus & Analytics, effective October 1. Mr. Sabol succeeds Randy Bays, who will move into an advisory role with a focus on Xylem’s global manufacturing operations. Both will report to Xylem president and CEO, Patrick Decker.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (Jan. 8, 2015) – EBARA Fluid Handling has appointed Jeff Leeper senior application specialist.
Leeper will be responsible for internal and external customer product applications support, including preparing quotations and submittals, order preparation and after-sales support.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (Dec. 18, 2014) – EBARA Fluid Handling has announced Robert Hub as customer service manager.