ARVADA, Colo. – Sundyne, a specialist in the design and manufacture of API compliant pumps and compressors, today announced that Hélène Balligand has joined Sundyne as Pump Product Line Manager.
In this new role, Balligand will be responsible for Sundyne’s Low Flow High Head product management activities, including pricing, recommending new products based on customer and market needs and insuring the growth and profitability of Sundyne’s flagship products. Additionally, Balligand will assist in the expansion of Sundyne’s digital promotion & marketing activities.
Balligand comes to Sundyne from Gardner Denver Nash, where she managed channel partners and direct OEM accounts throughout the western United States and Canada. Previously, Hélène garnered sales, engineering and management experience through a variety of roles with pump companies Sulzer, Enisval Moret and Wilfley. Prior to that, she gained experience in the power generation markets working at the Woodward Governor Company, where she managed accounts for large industrial companies such as GE and Siemens.
Balligand earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure in Strasbourg France; a Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Syracuse University in New York; and an MBA from Colorado State University. In addition to her doctoral thesis, Balligand has written numerous technical papers for trade publications and scientific journals.
“Hélène brings a well-rounded combination of sales, business and engineering skills to Sundyne, and we’re all looking forward to working with her to help grow our portfolio of products and services for our customers,” said Sundyne’s Global Product Line Director, Tom Helmreich.
Balligand will work from Sundyne’s headquarters in Arvada, Co., and can be reached at: helene.balligand@sundyne.com.