HOUSTON, TX – ValvTechnologies, Inc., announced the appointment of Joseph “Joe” Miller as industry director for the company’s fossil power division. Based in Denver, Colorado, Joe will have global leadership responsibility for ValvTechnologies’ power industry group, with a focus on business growth and customer performance in the severe service marketplace.

NEW YORK - Augury, an AI-based Machine Health solution provider, today announced that Edward (Ed) Auriemma has been named the company’s first Chief Operating Officer. Auriemma most recently served as EVP and Head of Business Operations at Infor, a $3.2b provider of industry specific cloud-based business applications. Auriemma will lead Augury’s Customer Success, Global Delivery, Global Business Operations and Business Infrastructure.


BALTIMORE – USALCO, a producer of aluminum-based chemicals used in water treatment and refinery catalyst manufacturing, has appointed Ken Gayer as its first non-family chief executive officer (CEO).  Founding family members Peter and David Askew, both of whom have served as former USALCO CEOs, will continue to serve the Company as co-chairmen of the Board of Directors.

ENON, Ohio — SEEPEX announced the promotion of Chris Karasch to national sales manager. Karasch joined SEEPEX over 12 years ago as a territory Manager and has gained valuable insight into the progressive cavity market.
 
Karasch has worked to grow the business and further his career advancing from territory manager to district manager to regional sales manager to director of sales and now national sales manager. 


GERMANTOWN, Wis. - Daniel Ondik has been hired as the new regional sales manager for the Chicago region. Daniel is a graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Electrical Engineering.

Prior to joining WAGO, Ondik gained experience at Rockwell in Nashville for three years as a sales engineer before moving back home to Illinois and working at Rittal for four years as an account manager.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. -  Caleffi North America announced Max Rohr as newest Education and Training Manager. He will partner with Caleffi representatives to offer product and system design training for engineers, contractors and wholesalers. 

Rohr has worked in the plumbing and hydronics industry since early childhood with his father, Bob “Hot Rod” Rohr. After college, he interned at Caleffi headquarters in Italy for a year.

HOUSTON, Texas - Tachyus, a provider of data-driven production optimization software to the oil and gas industry, has announced the appointment of former Vice President of Customer Success Fernando Gutierrez to CEO. Gutierrez will oversee the implementation of Tachyus’ vision and mission while working closely with the leadership team to further establish strategies and solutions within the upstream space.


FAIRFIELD, Ohio – Force Control Industries continues to grow, and announces the addition of Dilon Altwegg as their new Regional Manager in the Southwest region. 

In this newly created position he will support reps and distributors, OEM and industrial customers in Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, as well as the Baja California and Sonora, Mexico from his home office in Flagstaff, Arizona.   

BOSTON -- Veolia North America announced that Matt Madeksza, an established business leader with more than 20 years experience in business development and industrial expertise, has been named president and chief executive officer (CEO).  

Madeksza’s appointment as President and CEO of Veolia North America was announced by the Paris-based Veolia group. VNA, which operates in the U.S. and Canada, is a subsidiary of Veolia group.