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Siemens announces executive and board changes

Siemens AG (Munich, Germany; www.siemens.com) Managing Board member Lisa Davis has been appointed Chair and CEO of Siemens Corp., USA, effective January 1, 2017. The current CEO, Eric Spiegel (59), will leave the company, effective the same date. The appointment…

Omega Engineering announces new president, headquarters relocation

Omega Engineering Inc. (Norwalk, Conn.; www.omega.com) has announced the appointment of Joe Vorih as president. Vorih's priority will be to transform OMEGA from a direct provider of process sensors into a web-based global partner for complete process measurement and control solutions,…

Wood Group appoints clean energy vice president

Wood Group (Aberdeen, Scotland; www.woodgroup.com) has appointed Jan Dell as vice president of clean energy. Based in Houston and leading a team of 350 people globally, Jan will build on Wood Group’s existing renewables technical services, consulting and advisory capabilities.…

Huntsman announces two executive appointments

Huntsman Corp. (The Woodlands, Tex.; www.huntsman.com) announced the appointment of J. Kimo Esplin as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Investment, and the promotion of Sean Douglas to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with both appointments effective January 1,…

Air Products appoints Samir J. Serhan executive vice president

Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has appointed Dr. Samir J. Serhan executive vice president, leading the company’s Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing functions, excluding HyCO (hydrogen and carbon monoxide). He also will have profit and loss responsibility for the Liquefied…

Showa Denko selects new president and CEO

Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo, Japan; www.sdk.co.jp) announced that Hideo Ichikawa will resign as president and CEO to become representative director and chairman of the board of the company, and that Kohei Morikawa, director, managing corporate officer and chief technology…

Milliken & Co. names new CEO

Milliken & Co.  (Spartanburg, S.C.; www.milliken.com) announced that J. Harold Chandler has been elected chairman, president and chief executive officer effective immediately following the resignation of Joseph M. Salley as president and chief executive officer and as a member of the board…

IChemE appoints new CEO

The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE; Rugby, U.K.; www.icheme.org) has confirmed the appointment of Jon Prichard as its new Chief Executive Officer. Jon succeeds David Brown, who stepped down in July. Jon currently leads the regulatory body for the engineering…

Altivia appoints new CFO

ALTIVIA Petrochemicals, LLC (Houston; www. altivia.com) announced that Frank J. Hayes will join the company as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective October 3, 2016. Hayes will replace the company’s current CFO, Fred Stahelin, who is retiring after 16 years of…

CB&I names new chief operating officer

CB&I (The Woodlands, Tex; www.cbi.com) announced that Patrick K. Mullen has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. In this new role, Mr. Mullen will have responsibility for CB&I's project operations, commercial and support functions around the world, in…