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www.vapour-degreasing.com INDUSTRY NEWS Julien Noel named Vice President / General Manager of Buehler, an ITW Company ITW Test and Measurement Group President Yahya Gharagozlou has named Julien Noel Vice President / General Manager of the Buehler worldwide division. Buehler is an ITW company and a premier manufacturer of scientific equipment, consumables and accessories for metallography and materials analysis, including a broad portfolio of hardness testers and hardness testing systems used in high- volume industrial production laboratories, universities and research/development organizations. Julien Noel replaces Meredith Platt, who has been transferred to ITW’s Automotive segment, taking up the role of Vice President/General Manager for the worldwide Seats, Safety, and Motion division. Julien Noel has been at Buehler since 2015 where he most recently served as the Americas Commercial Director in addition to Global Director of Strategy and Innovation. Noel came to ITW in 2010 during the acquisition of North Star Imaging, a provider of complete system solutions for X-ray testing and computed tomography (CT), where he last held the position of a General Manager for Europe. Prior to that, he was Business Manager for Digisens and Professor at the Grenoble School of Management in France. Noel comments: “I am excited to take on this crucial leadership role for Buehler. During the last few years we provided clarity in the company strategy and created innovative solutions to help manufacturers that demand excellence. We developed successful new products, streamlined online shopping and improved our customer care/service offering. Together with the Buehler employees I look forward to continuing on the path to create superior products while meeting delivery and service expectations for our quality conscious customers globally.” Visit: www.buehler.com New dates have just been released for Surface World Live 2020. LIVE 2020 - we have everything covered 18th & 19th March 2020, Hall 11, NEC, Birmingham Surface World Live 2020 will be returning to Hall 11 at the NEC in Birmingham. The next show will be held on the 18th & 19th March 2020. If you are interested in booking a stand then call Nigel Bean on 01442 826826 or send him an email at [email protected] To see who has already reserved a stand at Surface World Live 2020 just visit: www.surfaceworld.com 22 FEBRUARY 2019 read online: www.surfaceworld.com