Appointments

3rd Quarter 2009 News & events

Spirax Sarco has appointed Michael Jeffery as sales manager Controls at its Chloorkop head office.

Genflex Hydraulics has announced the following appointments:

Mitchell Pawson has been appointed as junior sales manager at its Vaal Triangle branch and Johan Aucamp has been appointed as junior sales manager at its Richards Bay operations.

Siemens South Africa has announced the appointment of Stuart Clarkson as chief executive officer with effect from 1 July 2009, replacing outgoing CEO Siegmar Proebstl, who returns to Siemens in Germany.

Norman Hall, Johannesburg branch manager of Hyflo Southern Africa, has been elected SAFPA president.

Festo has announced the appointment of Nico Landman to the position of contact centre manager.

OMSA Valves and Instrumentation has appointed Christo Du Randt as technical sales representative for the Vaal Triangle region.

Bosch Projects has appointed Dave Wills senior mechanical engineer and Shiraz Khan senior electrical engineer.

SEW-Eurodrive has promoted Shantal Khadua to head of internal sales and Noël Brand to sales engineer.

SEW-Eurodrive has appointed Rayno de Beer to the position of sales engineer for the Witbank Middelburg area.

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