Brian McKenzie, a US citizen and graduate of General Business Studies, has been President of Sulzer Hickham, in La Porte, Texas (USA) for the last four years. He has successfully led this largest unit of Sulzer Turbomachinery Services and has been instrumental for its continued growth and success.
As previously announced, the current President of Sulzer Turbomachinery Services, Ton Büchner, will take on leadership of the Sulzer Pumps division as of January 1, 2003.
The Board and Executive Committee of Sulzer are convinced that under the leadership of Brian McKenzie Sulzer Turbomachinery Services will continue its successful, rapid development.
Sulzer Turbomachinery Services (www.sulzersts.com) is one of the world’s most comprehensive providers of independent repair, overhaul, and maintenance services for thermal turbomachinery. This expanding division of the Sulzer Corporation includes Hickham Industries and Sulzer Enpro in the USA, Sulzer Elbar and Sulzer Repco in the Netherlands, and PT Hickham in Indonesia. Sulzer Turbomachinery Services turned over some CHF 194 million in 2001. The division employs about 800 people worldwide.
The Sulzer Corporation (www.sulzer.com) comprises the four core divisions Sulzer Metco (surface coating technologies and services), Sulzer Turbomachinery Services, Sulzer Pumps (pumping solutions including services), Sulzer Chemtech (chemical process components and technologies) and the venture division Sulzer Hexis (fuel cell systems). Turnover by these divisions in 2001 totalled CHF 1875 million. The restructured Sulzer Corporation now employs more than 9000 people worldwide. |