Appointments

January 2005 News

Protea Automation Solutions has appointed Eddie Hartzenberg as senior applications engineer for its systems engineering department.

Kevin Rynders has been appointed sales manager for the Vaal Triangle and Free State and Rory Reid has been appointed sales manager, Gauteng region for CHI Control.

Schneider Electric South Africa announces the following new appointments:

Sara Ross: Channel marketing manager, group marketing department.

Derain Pillay: Product manager for the variable speed drives.

Derek Sleep: Product manager for power control and protection (PCP) products and pushbuttons.

Hazel Gunguta: Management systems administrator in the process support department.

Langalahke Johannes Nxumalo: Product return technician in the process support department.

Lechane le Roux: Administrative assistant - projects and services in the services division.

Ramesh Singh: Technical support consultant in the logistics division.

Gadifele Moroaswi has been appointed as account manager for Citect.

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