Members of the VDMA Valves Association elected Lubert Winnecken, CEO of KEUCO GmbH & Co. KG, as chairman at a general meeting in Cologne, succeeding Axel Weidner of Mankenberg GmbH.

After its acquisition by Svanehoj, KOHO Kompressorsysteme appointed Jens Wulff as Managing Director of KOHO and Head of Compressors at Svanehoj.

Valmet announced a significant change within its Executive Leadership Team, according to a trade publication report.

Noel Tata announced at Voltas's annual general meeting that he will step down as chairman, with that meeting being his final AGM in the role.

Following Birch Hill's takeover, Velan appointed Rishi Sharma as President and Chief Executive Officer and Imran Gibbons as Chief Financial Officer, while Jim Mannebach retired as CEO and Chair.

Atlas Copco has named Håkan Andersson president of its Industrial Technique business area, effective May 1, 2026, succeeding Rickard Blomqvist.

Valmet CFO Katri Hokkanen is leaving the company, remaining until September 30, 2026 while supporting the executive team. She had led finance for close to four years.

Orange Co, a private investment firm, announced that Carl Jackson and Craig Kennedy joined the leadership team of RWN Pump & Fabrication, a pump manufacturer. The hires were announced on April 15, 2026.

Armstrong Fluid Technology appointed Danilo Elez as its new Chief Executive Officer in 2026.

The EKKI HOMA sewage pump joint venture between EKKI Pumps (India) and HOMA Pumpenfabrik (Germany) announced that N. K. Ranganath, former Managing Director of Grundfos Pumps India, has joined as Chief Advisor to support growth in India.

Sonoco is combining its metal packaging and rigid paper container businesses across EMEA and APAC into one Sonoco Consumer Packaging EMEA/APAC division. Seàn Cairns has been appointed its president.

Flowserve has named Alice DeBiasio, formerly Vice President and General Manager at Carrier Corporation, as President of its Flow Control Division.

Amcor announced on October 17, 2025 that Stephen Scherger has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 30 years of finance, operations and strategy experience in packaging.

Summa America appointed Bryan Timmerman as Managing Director of North America, reporting directly to CEO Stijn Henderickx. The announcement was published in January 2025.

UK corrugated polypropylene manufacturer Twinplast has appointed Andrew Hawksley as its new Financial Director to support its growth strategy. He has 25 years of senior finance experience, including in the manufacturing sector.

Stora Enso has appointed Niclas Rosenlew as group CFO, succeeding Seppo Parvi, and Carolyn Wagner as executive vice-president of Packaging Solutions, succeeding the retiring Ad Smit. Both are due to join by January 2025.

Linde Hydraulics UK appointed Saleem Jabbar as the new Managing Director of its UK division.

Atlas Copco appointed Philippe Ernens president of its Compressor Technique business area and member of Group Management, effective May 1, 2024. He was previously president of the Oil-free Air division.

Simflo has named Troy Pickering as CEO, Woody Boyd as president and CFO, and Jay Tando as COO.

Venturi Supply, a pipe, valve and fittings distributor, appointed Michael DiMino, former CEO of Tri Star Industrial, as its chief executive officer. DiMino has over 30 years of experience leading distribution companies.

Tricor Group named Philipp Kosloh, former COO of Progroup AG and general manager at Smurfit Kappa, as CEO effective 1 December 2023, succeeding Robert Wiblishauser.

Masterpress has hired Erwann Paugam, an expert in the shrink sleeve industry, as its new Sales Director to strengthen its presence in Europe.

Dan Daniel, a KKR Executive Advisor and former Danaher executive, becomes Chair of CIRCOR International as the KKR transaction closes. The change was announced on 2023-10-18.

Following the closing of its acquisition by Bain Capital, Harrington Process Solutions appointed Chief Operating Officer Bob Graham as Chief Executive Officer, while former CEO Dave Abercrombie became Vice Chairman.

Axel Johnson International appointed Thomas Ekman as its new Board Chair, succeeding Mia Brunell Livfors, who was unavailable for re-election. Ekman is CEO of Axel Johnson AB.

The Supervisory Board of GEA Group has appointed Bernd Brinker as interim Chief Financial Officer effective 16 October 2023, succeeding Marcus A. Ketter, who died on 6 August 2023. The appointment lasts one year.

Menasha Corporation announced that President and CEO James M. Kotek will retire in March 2023, and its board appointed Christopher D. Drees as successor.

PPG announced several leadership appointments, effective immediately, including Ram Vadlamannati moving to lead a newly created PPG operations organization while keeping oversight of the EMEA region. The announcement is dated January 5, 2023.

Colin Chiu will be appointed Director of New Market Development, Plastics at CKF Inc. as part of the Packright acquisition.

Atlas Holdings appointed paper and packaging executive Randy Nebel as Chairman of the Crown Board of Directors, following the acquisition of Crown Paper Group.

Phil Liao is stepping down as Chief Executive Officer of Pacoma after 13 years and will continue as Senior Executive Consultant. Douglas Rohn continues as President of Pacoma.

Kilian Braunsdorf has been appointed chief executive of PACCOR, succeeding Andreas Schuette, who stepped down following the acquisition by Faerch Group.

Valve actuator maker Harold Beck & Sons converted to a 100% employee stock ownership plan at the end of 2021, with 135 employees, according to the company's president Doug Beck.

Kevin Hunt has stepped down as President of ValvTechnologies following the Severn Group acquisition. Chad Bowers, previously Director of Manufacturing, takes the role of President.

Aurora, Illinois packaging distributor Shorr Packaging promoted Steve Cavin to Chief Commercial Officer and Ken Kucera to Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately.

A German trade register entry lists Akshar Patel and Andreas Schüpfer as managing directors of pump maker HALBERG Maschinenbau in Itzehoe, with Flowserve SIHI Holding as controlling shareholder. The entry also records a merger with APV and a change of headquarters.

Oslo-based offshore and marine compressor supplier TMC Compressors has appointed Christian Ness as CEO, succeeding Per Kjellin in a planned generational change. Kjellin stays on as advisor and joins the board.

In connection with the Spartan acquisition, John Jackson becomes Chief Executive Officer of CSI Compressco, replacing Brady Murphy, and Jon Byers becomes Chief Financial Officer, replacing Elijio Serrano. The change was announced on January 29, 2021.

Spanish HVAC and refrigeration manufacturer INTARCON appointed Germán Gil, former business development director for the Americas, as its commercial director to support its 2021-2025 strategic plan.

Curtiss-Wright Corporation announced a CEO succession plan in which Lynn M. Bamford, currently president of the defense business, is set to take over.

Flexible packaging converter Glenroy, Inc. appointed Tom Danneker as President and CEO and William Dopp as CFO; the company plans a major campus expansion to boost film and pouch production, due for completion in 2021.

Effective October 1, 2020, LEWA Nikkiso Russia is consolidated into the Nikkiso Cryogenic Industries Group as Nikkiso Industrial Russia, under Vice President Russia Ayman Zeitoun, to serve Nikkiso's industrial division customers in Russia.

Following Atar Capital's acquisition of WinCup, Brad Laporte was appointed chief executive officer and Michael Winters president and chief revenue officer.

PaperWorks appointed Chris Mitchell to the position of Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing, effective June 27, 2022.

Packaging manufacturer WestRock appointed Rajiv Banavali as senior vice president for science and innovation.

Heat pump maker iDM has appointed Christoph Bacher as technical managing director alongside Hans-Jörg Hoheisel in Matrei, Austria. Bacher will oversee production, R&D and digitalisation.

Grainger & Worrall has appointed Mark Powell to a newly created role of director, foundry operations, aligned with its roll-out of a GBP 6 million efficiency investment plan.

Erik Bos, currently CCO at Bark Packaging Group, will take over as CEO from Berny Plas, who will remain actively involved in the company.

Honeywell has named Mike Madsen, a long-time Aerospace executive, President and CEO of Honeywell Aerospace, effective immediately, succeeding Tim Mahoney, who moves to Senior Vice President, Enterprise Transformation.

Carlyle and Stellex have appointed Jim Marcotuli as CEO of the newly created company combining Vigor and MHI, effective October 14, 2019.