Appointments

MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions has announced Rick Fricke will be joining MacDermid Alpha Electronic Solutions (MAES) as the Vice President and General Manager of their Semiconductor Solutions division.

Xilinx has announced it has appointed Brice Hill to the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately.

Energy efficient lighting manufacturer, MEGAMAN, has announces the appointment of a new National Sales Manager and area-based Business Development Manager to its sales team.

The Executive Board of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has elected Milton Guerry (pictured) of SCHUNK USA as the new President. Klaus Koenig of KUKA Robotics has been appointed as IFR´s new Vice President.

One of the world’s leading experts in the science of measurement, the University of Huddersfield’s Dame Jane Jiang, has been appointed to a new national body within the EPSRC that has a brief to identify bold new areas for research and investment.  

Insituware LLC, the provider of smart in-situ measurement solution with integrated machine learning technology, has announced the appointment of Denis Barbini, Ph.D. as Chief Scientist.

David Dillon has joined Invertek Drives USA as Regional Sales Manager covering Eastern US.  

Josef Parzhuber, President and General Manager of MANN+HUMMEL’s Automotive Aftermarket, will leave the global filtration leader effective 30th April 30. Parzhuber has been with MANN+HUMMEL since 2011 and has played a significant role in developing the global automotive aftermarket business during his tenure. The search for a successor for his position is still ongoing.