PARSIPPANY, N.J. (April 27, 2016) – The Hydraulic Institute (HI), the global authority on pumps and pumping systems, announced the 2016-2017 Board of Directors and Officers during its Annual Conference recently held in Tucson, Arizona. The Board is primarily responsible for guiding the strategic direction of HI and providing organization oversight. George Harris, president & CEO of Hydro Inc., will continue to serve as chairman of the board and John White Jr, CEO of TACO Inc., will continue to serve as HI president. Other HI leadership members include Mark Chaffee, TACO Inc. who has been elected to serve as vice president of government affairs; Michael S. Cropper, Sulzer Pumps (US) Inc., who remains vice president of technical affairs; Mark Johnson, Flowserve Corporation, who serves as vice president of membership; and John Kahren, SPP Pumps, who serves as vice president of training. Additional members elected to the Board of Directors include:
- Allen Hobratschk, National Pump Company
- Frank Rebori, Smith and Loveless, Inc.
- Jeremy Frank, KCF Technologies, Inc.
- Aris Chicles, ITT – Industrial Process
- Mark Kreinbihl, Gorman Rupp, Mansfield Division
- Peter Barry, WEG Electric Corp.
- DeLancey Davis, Franklin Electric Company Inc.
- Jeffrey Drees, Flowserve Corporation
- John Donatiello, John Crane, Inc.