HAMBURG, Germany – Pleuger Industries has announced the appointment of Andreas Schulte as Chief Commercial Officer in a further push towards the renewable energy sector.

GRANDVIEW, Mo. – Ruskin announces Jay Ramkumar will serve as its new executive director, national sales. In his role, Ramkumar will lead in building and maintaining strong, long-lasting relationships with Ruskin customers.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Nidec Motor Corporation’s commercial and industrial group has promoted long-time market expert Bryan Carr to senior market manager.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. – IKO has announced that Jeff Williams has joined the company as the national distribution sales manager. Contributing to the company's efforts to build and enhance relationships with its valued customers, Williams will be based in Parsippany, New Jersey, and will work closely with its distributors and sales teams.

ELMHURST, Ill. – Val-Matic has announced the promotion of Jason Maciejewski to the position of senior vice president of sales. Maciejewski has quickly established himself at Val-Matic, A.Y. McDonald Industries and across the water and wastewater industry as a true professional with great knowledge of our products and their applications in the field.

ELMHURST, Ill. – Val-Matic has announced the appointment of Suhas Mahadik to the position of President of Val-Matic Valve & Manufacturing.

MAULBURG, Germany – Busch Vakuumteknik AB acquires the Gothenburg-based service company VakuumExperten i Sverige AB. VakuumExperten will be fully integrated into Busch Vakuumteknik AB. The company will continue to provide uninterrupted service to its customers and retain its existing suppliers. All employees of VakuumExperten will be taken on by Busch.