Appointments
3rd Quarter 2009
News & events
Spirax Sarco has appointed Michael Jeffery as sales manager Controls at its Chloorkop head office.
Michael Jeffery
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.
Mitchell Pawson
Johan Aucamp
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.
Stuart Clarkson
Norman Hall, Johannesburg branch manager of Hyflo Southern Africa, has been elected SAFPA president.
Norman Hall
Festo has announced the appointment of Nico Landman to the position of contact centre manager.
Nico Landman
OMSA Valves and Instrumentation has appointed Christo Du Randt as technical sales representative for the Vaal Triangle region.
Christo du Randt
Bosch Projects has appointed Dave Wills senior mechanical engineer and Shiraz Khan senior electrical engineer.
Dave Wills
Shiraz Khan
SEW-Eurodrive has promoted Shantal Khadua to head of internal sales and Noël Brand to sales engineer.
Shantal Khadua
Noël Brand
SEW-Eurodrive has appointed Rayno de Beer to the position of sales engineer for the Witbank Middelburg area.
Rayno de Beer
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