PEOPLE & APPOINTMENTS

12Filtration Industry Analyst April 2010

the Mann+Hummel Automotive OEM Division since 2004, is leaving the German filter company at his own request, to pursue other interests. The management of the Automotive OEM Division will be taken on temporarily by Mann+Hummel CEO Alfred Weber, and by Manfred Wolf, managing director of the Filter Elements and Systems for Industry and Aftermarket Division, until a successor is appointed.

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Aquatech as senior vice-president. Dr Millauer, the former CEO of Christ Water Technology, will oversee Aquatech’s growth in Europe and Africa and will play a leadership role in business development and technology acquisitions and alliances. Venkee Sharma, Aquatech president and CEO, said: “Aquatech is excited to have Karl Michael as a part of our management team. We are confident that his contribu-tions will help Aquatech achieve its vision of Performance Excellence and Technology Leadership.”

www.aquatech.comFlanders Corp chief financial officer (CFO) John Oakley, 42, has been promot-ed to company president. Harry Smith, 40, will remain as chairman and CEO. Kevin Boyd, 44, vice president of operations for Flanders’ Precisionaire division, has been promoted to senior vice president of opera-tions with responsibility for the company’s operations and engineering functions. “Kevin has driven several areas within operations to some amazing achievements during his 26 years with Flanders and we are thankful to have him on our execu-tive team,” said Smith. Oakley will retain the CFO title and will gain responsibility for additional areas within the company. “John has been a tremendous resource for our company since joining, not only providing financial guidance, but also pro-viding leadership for many areas. I am confident this executive team will lead Flanders to capitalise on new opportu-

nities, driving growth and shareholder value,” added Smith. Robert Amerson, 60, has retired from the Flanders board of directors while Charlie Lee Tingen Jr, Phil Hodges, Wesley Measamer and John Oakley have been nominated to fill open seats on the Flanders board. Tingen is a senior financial advisor with Bengala and Tingen; Measamer is president of Wesley M Measamer CPA PA; and Hodges is the founder of contract pharmaceutical devel-opment company Metrics Inc. “Robert’s guidance and counsel during the last sev-eral years has been invaluable for me and this management team. We wish him success as he pursues his other business interests and time with his family. These four additions bring significant diversity to our board, including a defined focus on the public markets as well as influences from an industry that represents a sizable customer base for Flanders,” said Smith.

www.flanderscorp.comClarcor Inc board has appointed

David Fallon, 40, as the company’s new CFO. Fallon replaces Bruce Klein, who will retire in June after a 15 year career with the filtration company. Over the past year, Fallon has served as the company’s vice president of finance. Norm Johnson, Clarcor’s president, chairman and CEO, said: “We are delighted to have David in the role of chief financial officer. With Bruce’s assistance, David has done an exceptional job over the past year in learn-ing our business and integrating with the personnel at our corporate offices and in our operating companies. I have every con-fidence that he will continue Bruce’s track record as an outstanding leader of Clarcor’s financial functions.”

www.clarcor.comToray Industries has announced some senior executive changes which should take effect from the end of June 2010. Sadayuki Sakakibara, currently president, CEO and chief operating officer (COO) of Toray Industries, will become chairman and CEO of the Japanese company, while executive vice president Akihiro Nikkaku

will take on the president and COO roles. The current chairman of the board, Akikazu Shimomura, will become a senior advisor to the company.

www.toray.co.jpPentair Inc’s Angela Lageson is the com-pany’s new senior vice president, gen-eral counsel and secretary succeeding Louis Ainsworth who plans to retire later this year. Lageson, previously assistant general counsel at Pentair, has provided primary legal support on a number of Pentair acquisitions and divestitures including leading the structuring of the Pentair Residential Filtration joint venture. Over the last seven years, she has given legal sup-port to all of Pentair’s global business units and provided leadership on board gover-nance, corporate citizenship and compli-ance initiatives. Before joining Pentair, Lageson was a partner in a Pennsylvania law firm. Ainsworth was named Pentair’s first general counsel in 1997 and since then has played a key leadership role in Pentair’s mergers and acquisitions pro-gramme. Last year he received the Murray J Harpole Leadership Award, which is one of Pentair’s highest honours.

www.pentair.comGEA Group AG’s supervisory board has extended Jürg Oleas’s appointment as chairman of the executive board and industrial relations director until 31 December 2013. “We are very much look-ing forward to continue the long-time and successful cooperation with Jürg Oleas,” said Dr Jürgen Heraeus, chairman of the GEA Group AG supervisory board. Oleas (52) has been chairman of the GEA Group AG executive board since November 2004. GEA’s Mechanical Equipment Segment includes separators, decanters, valves, pumps and homogenizers.

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tancy Global Membrains to become man-aging director of ultraviolet disinfection specialist Berson.

www.globalmembrains.nl and www.berson-uv.com

People & Appointments