SelectArc Announces New Appointments Mike Hare Marty Caruso Barry Power Tyler Edwards Germán Villalobos Select-Arc, Fort Loramie, Ohio, a tubular welding electrode company, has announced four new additions to its sales and technical service teams. Marty Caruso has been named technical director over engineering, R&D, and quality control for Select-Arc and Arcos Industries, LLC. He brings 25 years of experience related to product and processing development. Barry Power has assumed the title of regional sales manager for Ga. and Fla. He previously worked as a product specialist at a power tool company, and as district and sales territory managers in the welding industry. Tyler Edwards and Michael Hare have joined the company as members of the applications/ technical support team. Edwards has 10 years of welding industry experience in onshore pipelines, petrochemical facilities, and more. Hare has been working in the welding industry for a decade, primarily in R&D and technical support for filler metals. Pandjiris Sales VP Retires Jim Tainter, vice president of sales and marketing for Pandjiris, St. Louis, Mo., a welding equipment supplier, has retired after 40 years of service. Tainter has agreed to work on a contract basis on behalf of Pandjiris doing sales training and participating at trade shows and exhibitions. Steve Candela, who has worked at the company for more than 25 years, will replace Tainter. Welding Instructor Awarded Educator of the Year Michael Bryant, program head of the welding technology program at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College (DSLCC), Clifton Forge, Va., has been recognized as DSLCC Educator of the Year. Bryant, an AWS member and CWI, has worked at the college for 17 years. He has served as coordinator for the regional SkillsUSA welding competition and has judged at the regional and state levels. Before joining DSLCC, he was owner-operator of Earle S. Bryant Welding Service in Troutville, Va. Yaskawa Mexico Adds General Manager Yaskawa Motoman, Dayton, Ohio, has announced that Germán Villalobos has joined the company as general manager of Yaskawa Mexico. In this position, Villalobos will be responsible for the company’s strategic direction, sales growth, and the operation of its three facilities in Mexico. He brings nearly two decades of experience in industrial robotics to the company. Most recently, Villalobos was the head of robotics at Comau, Mexico City, Mexico. International Aluminium Institute Appoints Chair The International Aluminium Institute, London, United Kingdom, a global forum of aluminum producers, has appointed Hilde Merete Aasheim chair of its board of directors. Aasheim is executive vice president of Norsk Hydro ASA, a Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company headquartered in Oslo, Norway. She succeeds Abdulla Kalban, chief executive officer PERSONNEL 96 WELDING JOURNAL / JULY 2016 Jim Tainter For info, go to aws.org/adindex — continued on page 98 H. M. Aasheim
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