Echandia Names Hellström as New CEO
in Fluid Mechanics and a MSc in Naval Architecture.“I feel honored to be appointed as CEO of the company Magnus Eriksson founded and successfully led for many years. Echandia today has a world leading position in the development of advanced battery and fuel-cell systems for maritime and industrial applications. My focus will be on building a solid growing business and broaden our product portfolio together with our world class team,” Hellström said.Current CEO and founder Magnus Eriksson takes on the position as Chief Strategy Officer and will focus on the development of Echandia'
Siemens Gamesa Replaces CEO; Eickholt to Take the Helm
was appointed in 2020 to replace Markus Tacke, who himself served three years in the role after the 2017 merger between Spain's Gamesa and what was then the wind business of Germany's Siemens AG.Eickholt is currently Siemens Energy's board member responsible for Power Generation and Industrial Applications, as well as Asia-Pacific and China, Siemens Gamesa said in a statement. He has worked at Siemens for more than 20 years."As the majority shareholder we support a new start in ... leadership. Jochen has a long and proven track record turning around businesses in challenging situations
Volvo Penta Grooms Future of Technical Talent
internship at Volvo Penta of the Americas. Sanders is one of 14 students who reported to the company’s Chesapeake, Va., headquarters in May to gain hands-on experience working for a global business that designs, builds and sells engines for leisure boats, commercial vessels and industrial applications. “We know the importance of supporting the next generation of technical talent; these are our future employees and leaders in the manufacturing industry,” said Ron Huibers, president of Volvo Penta of the Americas. “Helping them helps us stay ahead of the
CMR Group Makes Two Senior Appointments
650 people located across eight international operations, CMR, which has its head office in Marseille, France, currently has sales revenue in excess of €60 million. The CMR Group supplies instrumentation and controls for offshore platforms and vessels, marine, engines and industrial applications world-wide. With core product groups including rugged cable systems, controls, custom products, electronics, alarm monitoring and safety systems, industrial sensors, and software, the company is an engineering partner for many leading manufacturers
CMR Targets OEM Engine Sector, Appoints Marcaillou
value throughout the customer supply chain and develop our growing position as a single source solutions’ provider to the leading OEM engine builders.” CMR Group supplies instrumentation, controls and power management for offshore platforms and vessels, marine, engine and industrial applications around the world. With core product groups including rugged cable systems, controls, custom products, electronics, alarm monitoring and safety systems, industrial sensors, and software the CMR Group is an engineering partner for the world’s leading manufacturers
New Management at VULKAN
drive technology and energy generation. The new management duo is replacing Dr. Andreas Boehme, who left the VULKAN in early March after working for the company for 10 years. Dipl. Ing. Thomas Fuhrmann will also be joining the management team on April 1, 2016 to expand industrial applications in the business area Drive Tech
New Sales Manager for Unifire
Swedish nozzle manufacturer, Unifire AB, has announced that it has newly hired a sales manager Fatos Krasniqi to head up, expand and improve the company's handheld nozzle division. Since 1969, Unifire has been a manufacturer of professional nozzles for firefighting and industrial applications. Krasniqi had previously been a key Unifire nozzles salesman and in 2005 joined Wilhelmsen, a global maritime industry group. While at Wilhelmsen, Krasniqi worked closely with Wilhelmsen's customers, including shipyards, cruise ships and general industry.
Hydroid Hires New VP of Engineering
(UTAS), where he held enterprise-wide responsibility for component and system design, research and development, process excellence, organizational management and program execution. Prior to UTAS, Becz was head of global R&D for Lenze S.E., a developer of automation and robotic systems for industrial applications. Becz holds a B.S. and Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the University of Connecticut, respectively, and is a licensed Professional Engineer. He has performed original research in fluid mechanics and hydrodynamics, complex systems design and modeling
Oerlikon Opens Third Drive Systems Plant in India
markets.” Oerlikon’s Drive Systems Segment has shown growth in India over the last decade and a half. Today it serves domestic as well as export markets, covering not only the Agricultural market, but also Construction Equipment, Commercial and Utility vehicles as well as industrial applications. The new plant is spread across 35 acres, and will employ more than 1,000 people when in full production. Vivek Prakash, Business Unit Head, India at Oerlikon’s Drive Systems Segment, said, “More than a third of the site has been planned to be ‘green&rsquo
Hydro Group Makes Double Appointment
of 15 engineers and draughtsmen, handling a range of engineering projects from conception to completion. Ian brings 12 years of managerial experience to the role, most recently having held the position of Team Manager at EnerSys Advanced Systems, a global leader in stored energy solutions for industrial applications. In his role as Engineering Manager he will also be responsible for supporting the production and testing departments, solving tooling and processing problems, provide engineering and technical advice to all internal departments at Hydro Group and liaising with customers to advise and
