Water. desalination + reuse

BUSINESS CORPORATEPEOPLE Calleri to direCt inge business development ultrafiltration specialist inge gmbH, part of basF, announced on 1 august 2013 the appointment of a new member to its executive board, as of 1 may 2013. daniela Calleri, who has already assumed her new role at inge® alongside bruno steis (Ceo) and dr peter berg, daniela Calleri is responsible for strategic marketing and business development. Calleri previously held the position of head of global marketing, oilfield and mining solutions, at basF in ludwigshafen. Her predecessor on the inge board, dr tilo Habicher will be assuming new project responsibilities in basF's global Water solutions business. Calleri joined basF in 1997 on a trainee program, successfully completing a dual course of study and earning an mba in marketing and business management. desaliteCH appoints spinHirne as vp desalitech, which markets the innovative Closed-Circuit desalination™ system, has appointed ex-siemens man mike spinhirne to be the company's senior vice president. spinhirne will be responsible for managing the company's marketing strategy and overseeing us industrial sales. spinhirne began his sales career in 1981 as a district sales engineer for betz laboratories and has held various management positions in the usa midwest and in texas, with experience working for ge Water technologies. spinhirne most recently managed a team that coordinated the integration of siemens Water technologies Corp. into the newly formed siemens industry inc as vice president of sales. "Few people are as seasoned and well-respected in the water industry as mike, and we're thrilled to have him on board," said nadav efraty, desalitech Ceo. "He brings the leadership and relationships we need to accelerate our rollout of industry-changing innovations in water and effluent treatment into the power, food & beverage, agriculture and other industrial sectors. Wade miller stepping doWn as Watereuse direCtor the executive director of the Watereuse association and the Watereuse research Foundation, g Wade miller, announced on 8 august 2013 his resignation from the two organizations effective 31 march 2014. the Watereuse leadership will begin a search for miller's successor immediately. miller was appointed as the first full-time executive director on 1 august 2000 and established an office in the Washington dC area. the association has grown to include seven state sections and an international division in australia. the foundation has leveraged nearly us$ 50 million to conduct more than 160 research projects over the past 13 years, directly impacting water scarcity throughout the world with the knowledge it has produced. "serving as executive director of these two fine organizations and watching them grow and expand in size and influence has been a tremendously rewarding experience for me," miller said. "i have had the opportunity to develop many meaningful and deep friendships with water professionals on virtually every continent and in every region of the world. these are experiences that i will remember and treasure as | 16 | Desalination & Water Reuse | August-September 2013 i move on to the next phase of my life." "Wade's leadership, insight, and perseverance have been invaluable in the association's ability to educate both professionals and the public on the latest in the practice and science of water reuse and desalination and to monitor and influence policy and regulation," said brian good, president of the Watereuse association and deputy manager of organizational improvement, denver Water. "during Wade's tenure, the foundation has become the respected voice for research on water reuse and desalination," added richard nagel, chairman of the Watereuse research Foundation and general manager of West basin municipal Water district. "our foundation has the world's largest scientific portfolio of research studies and data on the use, acceptance, and practice of water recycling and desalination. Wade leaves a great legacy for us to build upon." reilly manages H2o innovation sales in bC Kevin reilly, formerly sewage control manager for Capital regional district, victoria, Canada, has been appointed regional sales manager - british Columbia (bC), by H2o innovation. based in the company's vancouver office, reilly will oversee material acquisition, construction, start-up, commissioning, training and operations manuals. a certified water quality technologist, he has a business administration diploma, 15 years of water & wastewater treatment plant design, construction and operation, and 10 years of experience in senior management and strategic planning. before his victoria post, he was with Waterplay manufacturing inc in Kelowna, bC, from 2005 to 2008 as team leader, project management & Water treatment departments. Jason deal to represent pWt in sW usa membrane filtration specialist professional Water technologies (pWt) announced on 30 July 2013 the addition of Jason deal as regional sales manager, based in Florida. the H2o innovation subsidiary has also expanded its sales network with the addition of distributors in brazil and tunisia, raising its distributor count to 22. Jason deal was hired for his valuable skill set focused on reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and various process separation technologies that will benefit pWt. prior to joining the pWt team, Jason was sales engineer in sarasota for Csm Woongjin Chemical america inc. deal's primary responsibilities at pWt include identifying new commercial opportunities and providing technical support for pWt's client base in the south-east usa. He can be reached at jason.deal@ pwtchemicals.com or by phone at +1 909-260-3435. pWt's two new distributors are vetta Química in brazil and aquatun in tunisia, offering high performance reverse-osmosis chemicals and membrane cleaners. ex-veolia CHieF Joins board oF spain's FCC spanish contractor FCC, which in consortium with aqualia has built desalination plants including bajo almanzora in spain and guía de isora in the Canaries, has appointed olivier orsini, former secretary general of veolia environnement to its board. other independent directors announced on 19 July 2013 were gustavo villapalos, a former minister, and professor gonzalo rodríguez, professor emeritus at the autonomous university of madrid.

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