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IOR WELCOMES NEW TRUSTEES AND HANDS OVER TO NEXT PRESIDENT At the AGM on 3rd November, the IOR announced the results of its Trustee Elections. Three members stood for the two vacancies this year, and members elected Paul Singh FInstR and Damian Wiszniewski MInstR to join the IOR Board of Trustees. Chairing the AGM, IOR President Mike Creamer FInstR thanked all three candidates who stood for election to the Board of Trustees for their willingness to volunteer to serve on the Board. He also thanked Board Members whose term has now come to an end, Lisa-Jayne Cook FInstR, Juliet Loiselle MInstR, and Kevin Glass FInstR, for their contribution and support. Mike formally handed over the role of President to Graeme Fox FInstR who was elected by the membership last year. About the new Trustees Paul Singh has been working in the RACHP sector for over 45 years in Training and Assessment roles. Paul has a particular interest in addressing key issues facing our sector including training, raising awareness and image, recruitment and environmental impact. Damian Wiszniewski currently serves as the Chair of the Membership Committee. He has been an active member of the HVACR community for the last 10 years, and also supports the Hampshire Refrigeration Society as Vice-Chair and is a member of the IOR Southwest Branch steering group. A complete list of current Trustees and information about the role and elections processes are available on the IOR website at www.ior.org.uk/board-of-trustees 30 December | January 2023 C H A N G I N G F A C E S GRANT UK APPOINTS LEWIS BARR AS NEW AREA SALES MANAGER FOR SOUTH EAST ENGLAND Grant UK is pleased to announce that Lewis Barr is the Company’s new Area Sales Manager for the South East of England. A familiar face for many installers and engineers, Lewis has worked for Grant UK for over a decade in their Technical Department and in his new role, he will be providing sales and product support out in the field. Lewis is joining Grant UK’s External Sales Team, working alongside the eight other Area Sales Managers as well as the Regional Sales Managers, Sales Support Engineers and Renewables, Spares and National Sales Managers. Lewis will be covering the counties of Hertfordshire, London, Surrey, Kent, West Sussex and East Sussex. He will also be working closely with merchants and helping customers improve the efficiency and sustainability of home heating systems. Lewis first joined Grant UK in 2011, working in the Quality Department as a Technical Returns Analyst. A few years later, he joined the Pre-Sales Technical Team and later was appointed a Technical Advisor, and in both these roles, Lewis provided in-depth product support for pre-installation enquiries and after-care for installed products. More recently, he has been the Project Support Manager looking after larger renewable installation projects, supporting customers with technical support for air source heat pumps and Grant’s other renewables ranges. www.grantuk.com CHRIS JOHNSON JOINS VIESSMANN Viessmann has appointed Chris Johnson as UK Director of Sales, based at the company’s Telford headquarters. In what is a new senior organisational position reporting into Managing Director Graham Russell, Chris will oversee Viessmann’s complete UK sales operation, covering domestic and commercial sales of all products and services within the company’s Climate Solutions division. Chris has previously held sales and business development leadership positions at Vaillant, Stiebel Eltron and Plumbing Trade Supplies (PTS). With his most recent role as National Sales Director – Heat Pumps & Renewables at Vaillant, he brings highly relevant experience as Viessmann expands and grows its penetration of the heat pump market with its Vitocal range of heat pumps. “I’m really looking forward to developing and leading the sales structure and strategy of the Viessmann business as it transitions to become an even stronger renewables focussed company,” said Chris Johnson. “Joining Viessmann at a pivotal point in its accelerated active transition towards renewable solutions and supporting the UK team to reshape the customer proposition are opportunities I’m very excited to deliver on. Working for an organisation with family values and the ambition to develop future-oriented solutions was at the forefront of my decision to join the Viessmann family.” www.viessmann.co.uk Paul Singh FInstR Lewis Barr Chris Johnson Damian Wiszniewski MInstR Graeme Fox FInstR, IOR President