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INDUSTRYPEOPLE DEK Solar appoints new Alternative Energy director
DEK New GKN Wheels & Structures global engineering director
Solar, the world’s leading provider of screen printing equipment and processes for fuel cell and solar cell manufacture, has announced the appointment of Alex Kuo as global business director Alternative Energy. Bringing over 20 years’ experience of working with Fortune 500 companies to his role, Alex will be tasked with setting the future strategic direction for the company through leading and further developing the global sales and distribution teams. Alex will report to Michael Brianda, President of the DEK Group and will be based in a new DEK Technology Centre to be located in Suzhou, China.
Benoit Scheen appointed executive vice-president of Europe for France Telecom-Orange
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Wheels & Structures has appointed Jules Carter as global engineering director. He will have responsibility for engineering at the company’s manufacturing sites worldwide, with a focus on quality, innovation and best practice to meet customer needs. He brings 16 years’ experience in the development and delivery of complex, time sensitive engineering projects within the automotive sector, workng at Rover, BMW and Tata Motors.
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enoit Scheen, currently chief executive officer of Mobistar in Belgium, has been appointed executive vice-president of Europe (excluding France) of France Telecom-Orange as of 1 September 2011. In this role, he will be directly responsible for the group’s operations in Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Luxembourg, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain and Switzerland, which at the end of 2010, represented over 60 million customers and had revenues of 12.5 billion euros. Benoit Scheen brings with him considerable experience in the telecommunications and IT industries across both consumer and business markets.
Balfour Beatty Engineering Services appoints new business development manager
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alfour Beatty Engineering Services (BBES), one of the UK’s largest mechanical and electrical building services businesses, has announced that Leigh Deighton has joined the company as business development manager for Building Services North division. She will report to acting regional director John Jefferson and will assume responsibility for new business development. Leigh joins the company from VINCI Construction and prior to that worked for Balfour Beatty Construction. She will be based in the Leeds office.
Audi CEO receives ‘Personality of the Year’ award
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upert Stadler, chairman of the AUDI AG board of management, was presented with the AUTO TEST e-Car award as ‘Personality of the Year’. The jury acknowledged Stadler’s goal to make Audi the leading manufacturer of electric cars by 2020. In the ‘Concept Car’ category, read-
New head of Volkswagen drivetrain development
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Heinz-Jakob Neufler (51) is to take charge of drivetrain development at the Volkswagen brand effective October 1, 2011. Dr Rüdiger Szengel (56), who has been with the company since 1985, is to become deputy head of Volkswagen drivetrain development and continues to hold responsibility for gasoline engine development.
Dr Heinz-Jakob Neufler joined Porsche AG in 1996 following ten years as a scientist and senior executive at FEV Motorentechnik. At Porsche AG Neufler was responsible for various engine development projects before heading engine design from 1998. Porsche appointed him head of drivetrain development in 2001.
ers of the car magazine AUTO TEST voted the Audi A1 e-tron into second place. “This award is a great honour for me and for everyone who works for Audi,” Stadler replied. “Audi is giving top priority to the electric mobility topic. We are pursuing our target of occupying the leading image position in the premium segment with great determination.” Industry Europe 21
