DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (April 7, 2014) – Grundfos has appointed Dieter Sauer as president and general manager of its Water Utility business, which is headquartered in Aurora, Ill. In this position, Sauer will oversee and direct all operations in Grundfos’ Water Utility division including the company’s newly opened service center.

IRVING, Texas (April 4, 2014) – ExxonMobil and its employees are donating $44.2 million to higher education institutions across the country as part of the ExxonMobil Foundation’s 2013 Educational Matching Gift Program, an increase of 10 percent over the prior year.

ExxonMobil employees, retirees, directors and surviving spouses contributed $13.7 million, which was matched with $30.5 million in unrestricted grants from the ExxonMobil Foundation.

LAKE FOREST, Calif. (April 4, 2014) – Watson-Marlow Pumps Group opened a second U.S. sales office located in southern California. “The location of our second office is a strategic effort to better service our customers on the west coast,” commented Bill Mandel, vice president of Watson-Marlow Pumps Group. “With our headquarters located in Massachusetts, the time zone difference was challenging for our West Coast customers.

WAYLAND, Mass. (April 2, 2014) – The Computer Education Management Association (CEdMA) announced that Bentley Systems was honored with CEdMA’s 2013 Innovation Award. This annual award recognizes one high-tech company for outstanding innovation in training. As the recipient of this same award in 2012, Bentley becomes the first company to be recognized with the Innovation Award twice, let alone in consecutive years.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (April 2, 2014) – HOLT CAT recently named Corinna Holt Richter as vice president, Machine Division Product Support Sales and Peter John Holt as vice president, Power Systems Division, Commercial Engine Sales.

DUBAI, UAE (April 1, 2014) – ABB’s first-ever Middle Eastern Turbocharging Service Point is now in operation inside Drydocks World’s Dubai-based facility. Drydocks World is an international leading service provider to the maritime, oil and gas and energy sectors.

WOOD DALE, Ill. (April 1, 2014) – Power Solutions International, Inc., announced that it acquired Professional Power Products, Inc. (PPPI), a designer and manufacturer of large, custom-engineered integrated electrical power generation systems serving the global diesel and natural gas power generation market.