KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. Appoints James Purkis as Chief Operating Officer
28 8월 2009 - 6:23AM
PR Newswire (US)
NEW YORK, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- KHD Humboldt Wedag
International Ltd. (NYSE:KHD) announced today that the Board of
Directors has appointed James Purkis as Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Purkis replaces Mr. Jouni Salo who remains KHD's Chief
Executive Officer and President. Mr. Purkis joined KHD on June 1,
2008 as the President of the Construction Division and was named as
our Executive Senior Vice President effective November 1, 2008. He
has more than 20 years of international business experience with
broad-based marketing, operational and management expertise. Mr.
Purkis has extensive experience in developing world class
operations, management, project, tendering and sales teams in
complex international multidisciplinary construction projects.
Before joining KHD, he held the position of General Manager and
Project Director for Alstom Transport Singapore. In this role, Mr.
Purkis was responsible for managing a major project on the
Singapore Metro and had similar responsibilities for a major
project in Taiwan. Mr. Purkis earned his Masters Degree in Business
Administration from Lancaster University and his Bachelor Degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Liverpool University. He is a Chartered
Engineer in the United Kingdom. About KHD Humboldt Wedag
International Ltd. KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. owns
companies that operate internationally in the industrial plant
engineering and equipment supply industry, and specializes in the
cement industry. To obtain further information on the Company,
please visit our website at http://www.khdhumboldt.com/ Contact
Information: Allen & Caron Inc. Joseph Allen (investors) 1
(212) 691-8087 or Brian Kennedy (media) 1 (212) 691-8087 Rene
Randall KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. 1 (604) 683-8286 ex
224 DATASOURCE: KHD Humboldt Wedag International Ltd. CONTACT:
investors, Joseph Allen, , or media, Brian Kennedy, , both of Allen
& Caron Inc., +1-212-691-8087, for KHD Humboldt Wedag
International Ltd.; or Rene Randall of KHD Humboldt Wedag
International Ltd., +1-604-683-8286, ext. 224, Web Site:
http://www.khdhumboldt.com/
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