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Key Appointments Support Volvo

Penta’s Growth

Volvo Penta announced two key ap- pointments to strengthen its manage- ment team in the Americas. The com- pany appointed Ed Monacchio as vice president distribution development, region Americas and Gabriel Barsalini as general manager, South America.

Monacchio joined Volvo Penta as U.S. marketing manager in 1996. Barsalini will report to Ron Huibers, providing direction and support for the day-to- day activities for Volvo Penta marine businesses.

CLIMAX Names Kunkler VP of

Global Quality & Engineering

CLIMAX Portable Machining &

Welding Systems hired Scott Kunkler as Vice President of Global Quality and Engineering. Kunkler brings 29 years of professional engineering ex- perience in assisting companies with the technical evaluation of their ac- quisitions across the globe. Prior to joining the CLIMAX team, Kunkler was the vice president of engineering at CIRCOR Aerospace & Defense.

MPT Names Stiles VP, Curriculum

Development

Maritime Professional Training has appointed Al Stiles as the school’s Vice

President of Curriculum Development in a newly expanded role focused on broadening MPT’s course offerings in both on-campus and e-learning online settings. Stiles most recently worked with the Department of Justice for eight years as the Enterprise Learning

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