Erich Netzsch GmbH & Co Holding KG from 1 January 2013 following the resignation of Dr Otto Max Schaefer (see Pump Industry Analyst, December 2012). Bolkart, 58, has run a number of medium-sized family companies in the tool and mechanical engineering sector as chief executive officer (CEO) or managing director. He will head up Netzsch along with executive board member Dr Hanns-Peter Ohl. “Joining forces to promote the growth and continued internationalisation of a healthy family owned company like Netzsch Group is a highly attractive mandate for me,” said Bolkart.

www.netzsch.comCrane Co has appointed Max Mitchell as president and chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately. Mitchell, 49, has served as executive vice president and COO since May 2011. All segment group presidents will continue to report to Mitchell. Crane also announced that its treasurer Andrew Krawitt has decided to leave the company in May 2013 in order to pursue a doctorate in mathematics. Krawitt has served as Crane vice president and treasurer since September 2006, and was designated the company’s principal financial officer in May 2010. As a result of Krawitt’s intended departure, Crane has appointed Richard Maue as vice president-finance and chief financial officer (CFO). Maue, 42, who joined Crane in August 2007 as vice president and controller and principal accounting officer, has also been designated as the company’s principal financial officer. Since May 2010, Maue and Krawitt have shared CFO responsibilities. Crane CEO Eric Fast said: “I am extremely pleased to have Max take the next step in our succession planning process as he continues to drive profitable growth and influence Crane’s strategic direction. I would like to thank Andrew for his contributions and wish him well in his new pursuit. Rich is highly qualified to lead our finance organisation, and his promotion to CFO will enable continued Crane success.”

www.craneco.comColfax Fluid Handling has named Carl Pickard as senior vice president, Global Sales & Marketing. Pickard will be responsible for marketing and project management across four business segments:

Commercial Marine, Defense, Oil & Gas, and Power & Industry. “Carl has over 30 years of experience delivering solid business results in sales and marketing across various industries and products,” said Bill Roller, executive vice president, Colfax Fluid Handling. “He has a proven track record of managing global businesses that consistently outperform their markets.” Before joining Colfax, Pickard served as corporate vice president of sales, marketing and international at Rexnord Industries. He has also held executive positions at Danaher Corp, Newell Co and Revell Monogram. Pickard began his marketing career at Leo Burnett, Pepsi and Sara Lee. Pickard earned his bachelor’s degree from Gordon College and has a master’s degree in business administration with concentrations in marketing and finance from Northwestern University. He also holds a Master Black Belt in Policy Deployment. Meanwhile Colfax Fluid Handling parent company Colfax Corp has appointed Lynn Clark as senior vice president, Global Human Resources, reporting to president and CEO Steve Simms. Clark will be responsible for all areas of human resources including compensation and benefits, talent acquisition and engagement as well as organisation development and succession management. Bill Rothenbach, who has been serving as Colfax’s senior vice president, human resources since April 2011, has been named senior vice president, human resources for Colfax’s fluid-handling business. Clark, who has more than 30 years of human resources experience, most recently served as senior vice president, global human resources at Mead Johnson Corp.

www.colfaxcorp.comGardner Denver Inc, Vincent

Trupiano is the new president of the company’s Industrial Products Group (IPG) succeeding Brian Cunkelman, who has resigned to pursue other opportunities. Trupiano, who will report directly to Gardner Denver president and CEO Michael Larsen, joined the company in 2010 as vice president and general manager of the Nash business. “Vince has a proven track record of delivering strong operational results and his leadership skills, global operations experience and engineering expertise make him ideally suited to take on this new role,” said Larsen.

“I am confident that Vince will seamlessly transition into his new role and lead IPG to deliver continued growth. Since joining the company, Vince has played a key role in Gardner Denver’s success and we look forward to his ongoing contributions, including the IPG restructuring, which is continuing as planned.”

www.gardnerdenver.comXylem Inc as

senior vice president and chief information officer (CIO). He will report directly to Gretchen McClain, Xylem president and CEO, and will be responsible for all information technology (IT) strategy and staffing to support the global business. “As a company doing business in more than 150 countries, we have seen the growing strategic importance of information technology in enabling efficient operations and business processes, and we’re elevating the IT functional leadership to reflect that importance,” said McClain. “Nick’s deep experience in delivering innovative business technology solutions across all functions fits perfectly with our global IT needs. He will be a valuable addition to our leadership team.” Colisto, 46, has served since 2008 as vice president and CIO of Hovnanian Enterprises Inc, a US$1.4 billion residential construction company. Meanwhile PerkinElmer Inc chairman, president and CEO Robert Friel has been elected to Xylem Inc’s board of directors. “Rob’s deep experience in global finance and operations will add valuable perspective to Xylem’s board as we continue to execute our growth strategies,” said McClain.

www.xyleminc.com

Flowserve Corp has been elected to the Texas Instruments Inc (TI) board of directors. “We are pleased to have Mark and his knowledge of global industrial markets,” said Rich Templeton, TI’s chairman, president and CEO. “The combination of his experience, financial expertise and proven leadership will make him a thoughtful voice in our strategic discussions.”

www.flowserve.comLayne Christensen Co is to relocate its corporate headquarters from Mission Woods, Kansas to The Woodlands, a suburb of Houston, Texas. The move will involve most executive positions in Layne’s corporate leadership.

www.laynechristensen.com

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