Appointments

British cable management manufacturer, Marshall-Tufflex has announced the appointment of Paul Mitchell as its Managing Director. Mitchell brings with him an in-depth knowledge of the industry, having spent 30 years at the company and will continue to champion the use of recycled materials in manufacturing PVC-U cable management.  

The Board of Directors of ROHM has appointed Isao Matsumoto as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of ROHM. Matsumoto has worked for ROHM since 1985. Most recently he was responsible for quality, safety and production as Director, Member of the Board and Managing Executive Officer.

pSemi has announced that Vikas Choudhary has joined the company as Vice President of Sales And Marketing. Choudhary will lead pSemi's worldwide sales, applications engineering, marketing, and marketing communications teams, and he will be responsible for driving pSemi's unique RF, power, and sensor products into existing and emerging markets. 

Element Materials Technology (Element) has expanded its Connected Technologies leadership team with the appointment of Michael Derby as Technical Director, Regulatory Approvals. In this global role, Derby will provide technical leadership and support to Element’s network of laboratories and certification teams which are focused on regulatory approvals, as well as assisting with the development and implementation of strategic and tactic...

C&K has appointed Lars Stegmann as the new Vice President of Sales of Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Stegmann has more than 20 years of experience in the components and the systems business. He will apply his extensive technical experience and in-depth business knowledge in order to provide superior customer support, further develop customer relationships and enrich the customer experience.

Silicon Designs has announced the appointment of the Istanbul-based Elektro Elektronik San Ve Tic As (Elektro) as its exclusive authorised distributor in Turkey for all of the company’s product lines effective June 2020.

AMETEK Land has promoted James Cross to the role of Global Industry Manager for the Hydrocarbon Processing sector (HPI). Having worked at AMETEK Land since 2018 and reporting to the Director of Development and Product Management, Cross will continue to carry out his existing role as Regional Sales Manager – Middle East, whilst taking on new responsibilities for driving growth globally within the HPI sector.

Sensata Technologies has announced the appointment of Russ Stebbins as General Manager of the Global Aftermarket Business Unit. Stebbins’ appointment plays a critical role in supporting Sensata’s continual growth strategy and driving its leadership position in the automotive aftermarket.

GKN Automotive has announced Dirk Kesselgruber as the new President of its ePowertrain division. Kesselgruber will be tasked with boosting the already rapidly expanding GKN eDrive business. He reports directly to GKN Automotive’s Chief Executive Officer, Liam Butterworth and joins from Schaeffler AG, where he was President of the Chassis Systems business. 

Synopsys has announced that Sassine Ghazi has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer. Ghazi, who joined Synopsys in 1998, brings multiple decades of experience in chip design, applications engineering, customer support, sales, and business management.