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uPDATEs UV Disinfection Specialist Aquionics Appoints New President V disinfection specialist Aquionics has appointed Bill Decker as its new president. Mr. Decker has extensive experience in the wastewater treatment industry, having spent 14 years with Ashbrook-Hartley Operations L.P., a company specializing in wastewater treatment technology. He held various positions with Ashbrook-Hartley, most recently vice president of Biosolids. He also spent two years as an operations director at the company’s United Kingdom manufacturing facility. Mr. Decker has a BSc in civil engineering from the US Air Force Academy and is a member of both the Water Environment Federation (WEF) and the Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA). Prior to Nilfisk, he served as vice president of sales at Houghton International Inc. During his sales leadership at Houghton, he spearheaded a new business initiative contributing to Houghton’s record revenues and profits in 2006 and 2007. In addition to his sales management expertise, Mr. Wintsch offers first-hand knowledge of the various other aspects of industrial manufacturing and distribution. He spent 9 years with The Tilley Chemical Company as a product manager and 5 years with Bausch & Lomb Inc., Diecraft Division. Mr. Wintsch holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Towson State University and a master’s degree in management from The John Hopkins University. business development and market strategy to the water, beverage and consumer package goods industries, for the past four years. During the early development of his company, Mr. Dunn served as senior vice president of BIOTA Brands of America, Inc., a bottled water company that developed environmentally-friendly ways using renewable resources to manufacture their bottles. Mr. Dunn has also worked as vice president of business development, corporate planning and marketing for DS Waters LP, a producer and distributor of home, office and retail bottled water products. Prior to DS Water, he worked at Coca-Cola for nineteen years where he held numerous marketing positions. Mr. Dunn holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Denver. In his new role, Mr. Dunn will be responsible for providing a high level of service to new and existing customers, as well as the ongoing growth of the NSF Beverage Quality Program both domestically and abroad. He will oversee operations including audits, laboratory testing, state licensing and certification services for manufacturers working within the beverage and packaged ice industries. He will also act as a liaison between NSF and regulatory agencies, retailers, code officials, and staff to ensure compliance with voluntary, consensus standards, as well as government and industry regulations. U Dunn Appointed General Manager to Head NSF’s Beverage Quality Program SF International has announced the appointment of Christopher Dunn, a 30-year veteran of the beverage industry, to general manager of NSF’s Beverage Quality Program. The beverage quality program tests, audits and certifies bottled water and natural mineral waters, flavored and functional beverages, and packaged ice. Mr. Dunn has served as president of his own company, DunnWorks, LLC, a consulting firm that provides assistance in Nilfisk CFM Names New Director of Sales ilfisk CFM has announced Joe Wintsch as their new director of sales for North America. Mr. Wintsch will be responsible for driving sales efforts in the United States, Canada and Mexico, which includes overseeing the company’s 20-member direct sales force and extensive range of distributors and dealers throughout North America. Mr. Wintsch brings over 20 years of industrial sales management experience to the organization. N N OCTOBER 2008 | FOOD PROTECTION TRENDS 731

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