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to two new strategic positions. Peter Pletcher has been named director, global consumable development. He joined the company in 1995 as a technical representative and later served in its U.S. sales organization. He was
promoted to technical manager in 2002 and assigned to Lincoln’s China operations, then moved to Singapore as country manager, where he developed Lincoln’s offshore business and was later promoted to business director, offshore. He holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from LeTourneau University and an MBA from Rutgers University. Ferry Naber has been appointed director, global machine development. He began his welding industry career in 1973 at Smitweld in The Netherlands. He was promoted to manager of welding equipment in the early 1990s, when Lincoln integrated Smitweld into its portfolio of companies. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Lincoln Electric Company designs, develops and manufactures arc welding products, robotic arc-welding systems, plasma and oxyfuel cutting equipment and has a leading global position in the brazing and soldering alloys market. |
