ACR Journal

CHANGING FACES 44 GORDON SUTTON, MANAGING DIRECTOR, JCI-HITACHI AIR CONDITIONING UK Gordon Sutton has been appointed Managing Director of JCI-Hitachi Air Conditioning UK. Gordon joined JCI-Hitachi at the beginning of November, following five years as Divisional Manager at refrigeration and air conditioning distributor Kooltech. He previously spent five years at Daikin UK, latterly as Northern Branch Director. He said: “I am very much looking forward to the challenge. JCI-Hitachi has some impressive equipment and innovative products. I’ll be working with the team to raise the profile of the business in the UK.’’ JCI-Hitachi is expected to move into new offices in Maidenhead at the end of the year. https://www.hitachi-hvac.co.uk/ KELLY BULLIVANT & DAMIAN KNAPP, FUJITSU GENERAL AIR CONDITIONING UK Former Product & Marketing Co- ordinator Kelly Bullivant has taken up a new role as Distribution Account Manager with Fujitsu. Damian Knapp moves from his previous position of Technical Administrator to Marketing & Comfort Club Co-ordinator, retaining responsibility for the administration of the Fujitsu rewards scheme. Fujitsu says that, as an organisation that prioritises the development of team members, it is delighted that these changes will help both Kelly and Damian to develop their range of skills and expand their future potential. www.fujitsu-general.com/uk LIZZIE DUNLOP, COMMERCIAL SALES MANAGER, DANFOSS Danfoss has appointed Lizzie Dunlop as Commercial Sales Manager. She will be responsible for driving sales growth via the wholesaler network across the north of England and Scotland. A key part of the role will be business development through daily work with installers and contractors, as well as gaining specification with end users for OPTMYA condensing units. Lizzie joins Danfoss Ltd from Beijer Ref, where she worked primarily with OEM development sales and gained much experience to date with Danfoss products. At Danfoss she will report to Paul Szyszczak, Sales Director, UK. www.danfoss.com/en-gb/ JOSEMANUEL ALVES, UK & IRE COUNTRYMANAGER, PANASONIC Panasonic has appointed JoseManuel Alves as UKand IrelandCountryManager for the heatingand coolingdivision. He joined Panasonic in 2003 as EuropeanMarketing Manager, followedby roles asCountryManager for theNordic Regionand, most recently, France. Alves has experience across the Panasonic heatingand cooling product line-up, inparticular theAquareaair source heat pump range, withFrance beingahead of the curve in offeringgrants for domestic air source heat pumps to thousands of homes across the country over the past fewyears. He said: “I amvery pleased to be joining theUKand Irish teams, many of whom I haveworkedwith inpast roles. The strength of our distributor network, coupledwithnew technologies being launched by Panasonic, puts us inagoodposition for growth.” AlfredArmaos , the previous UKand IRECountryManager, is moving to anewEuropean rolewithinPanasonic asCountry Manager forGermany, Austria&Switzerland. www.aircon.panasonic.eu JOHN WESTERMAN GSHPA COUNCIL John Westerman , Sales Engineer at Hydratech, has been voted onto the GSHPA (Ground Source Heat Pump Association) Council. John has been involved in the Heat Pump sector since 2008. Initially working for Danfoss, prior to the commencement of The Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI). By working closely with Heat Pump OEMs, consultants, M&E, installer and driller/ groundworks, John has built a sound knowledge of the current market and the challenges it faces. The last seven years has seen John focus on probably the most important and vulnerable part of a heat pumps performance, the collector circuit - specifically the thermal transfer fluid, design to pre-commissioning. www.hydratech.co.uk DIMITRI ROCCHICCIOLI, REGIONAL SALES MANAGER, SPX SPXCooling Technologies has appointed a Regional Sales Manager for Northern Europewho brings 25 years of experience to the role. Dimitri Rocchiccioli is responsible for sales across Scandinavia, the UK, Ireland, and Benelux. SPXCooling Technologies designs andmanufacturesMarley evaporative cooling towers and says it isworking to build its global footprint by increasing its colleague base in several strategic territories. He said: “I have known of SPX for more than 20 years. The company is amarket leader in terms of product quality, the brand is readily recognised, the high level of sales and after-sales support, and the prestigious references it already has in the field.” www.spxcooling.com December 2020 | January 2021 Volume 7 No.1 changing faces.indd 44 03/12/2020 12:01