New Appointments

Servomex, the world leader in gas analysis, has appointed Luca Marinelli as General Manager for Servomex Americas, based in Houston, Texas.

McPhy Energy has named Pavel Komissarov Regional Manager for Eastern Europe and C.I.S. McPhy will benefit from his 10-year experience at growing direct sales of sophisticated technological solutions in Russia.

The VRV Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabio Villa to the role of Managing Director, with effect from 1st December 2014.

McPhy Energy has appointed Ken Kok Lee as Managing Director for the Asia-Pacific region to accelerate its development in this rapidly developing geography.

Leading cryogenic equipment manufacturer Cryofab, Inc. has hired Vincent Grillo, Jr. as a Sales Engineer, taking the company into its third generation of family leadership.

McPhy Energy has named Jalal Abdenour as CEO for its operations in the Middle East, Africa and India region.

Three employees at Air Liquide Japan will, from December 1st 2014, hold new roles and responsibilities at the company.

Praxair, Inc. has announced that Guillermo Bichara, currently Associate General Counsel & Assistant Secretary, is to succeed Jim Breedlove as Vice-President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, effective 1st January (2015).

The company has announced that Jack Appolonia has been named President of the Airgas East region, reporting to Shaun Powers – who is President of the Airgas North Division.

Smith Flow Control (SFC), specialists in mechanical valve control equipment and valve management systems, is pleased to add Jordons MED Engineering Co., Ltd. to its distributor network in China.