Fluid Power Journal September/October 2013

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‰ people in the news

In Memoriam

Fredrick Donald (Don) Norvelle Rick Rosenjack

Bobby Zitzka

Brian Butler

HM Dunn Aerospace Rick Rosenjack has been appointed chief operating officer (COO). He is responsible for all company operations at manufacturing locations in Eless, Tex.; Wichita, Kan.; and St. Louis, Mo. Mr. Rosenjack has more than 25 years of experience in the aerospace industry and has served in a number of senior leadership positions in operations, sales and marketing program management, and aftermarket services.

Thompson Pump Bobby Zitzka has been promoted to sales manager. He oversees the corporate sales team, including national accounts, international sales, municipal sales, and the inside sales department, based out of Port Orange, Fla. Prior to his promotion and since 2002, Zitzka served as branch manager of the company’s branch in Orlando, Fla., where he received numerous awards, including Branch Manager of the Year, Excellence in Leadership, Outstanding Achievement, and several safety awards.

Hercules Sealing Products Brian Butler has been appointed director of international sales. In his new role, Butler will oversee international business for the company throughout Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa, and the Middle East. He holds a MBA in International Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management, as well as dual undergraduate degrees from Benedictine University: a BS in International Business and a B.A. in Spanish.

Fredrick Norvelle passed away on January 16, 2013 after a long battle with cancer. Norvelle joined the United States Air Force in 1958, and after retiring as a Major, he worked briefly in Ft. Worth, Tex. He later became the assistant director of the Fluid Power Research Center and worked as a professor of hydraulics in the Mechanical Power Technology Department at Oklahoma State University. During his teaching, Norvelle wrote two textbooks for his classes.

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