Appointments

March 2009 News

ifm electronic SA has appointed Kenneth Madeley as storeman and Rika Wiesner as debtors clerk at its head office in Centurion.

Comtest has announced the appointments of Vaughan Sanders as product development manager for its power division and Gerrit Barnard as a dealer manager.

Spirax Sarco has appointed Martin Weidman as technical service manager for the Mitech valve range and Hendri Grobler as sales manager for controls.

Honeywell has appointed Grant Oakley as its new account manager: Power, he will be based at Honeywell in Midrand.

Krohne has appointed Peter Marumong as sales engineer and Jacques Watts as service support assistant.

SEW Eurodrive has appointed Bernita Kaye as credit controller and Andre Engelbrecht as IT manager.

Chris Els has been appointed training manager at Spirax Sarco’s head office in Chloorkop.

Shorrock Automation has appointed Elloise Smuts as PA to MD Chris Huxham, and Ashleigh David as assistant storeman.

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