CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken
Company (NYSE: TKR) today announced the appointment of Andreas Roellgen to the position of vice
president of process industries and managing director of
Europe. Reporting to
Christopher A. Coughlin, group president, Roellgen will
lead all global aspects of the process industries business segment
and provide leadership for the company's business in
Europe.
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Coughlin also announced the appointment of Brian J. Ruel to the position of vice president
off- highway, light vehicle systems and rail, with responsibility
to lead the company's growth in these important market sectors.
Roellgen joined Timken in 1997 in the company's European
headquarters in Colmar, France. In 2000, he was transferred
to the new business development team in Canton, Ohio. He returned to
Europe in 2003 and held various
positions including general manager of warehousing, logistics,
replenishment and customer service, and was named director of
supply chain Europe in 2007.
Roellgen was named to his most recent position of managing director
Europe in 2010. He
holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from Technical
University of Munich in
Germany and a master of business
administration degree from INSEAD, France.
Ruel joined Timken in 1984 as a sales engineer. Since then, he
has held position in sales management and business development
including director of business development for Asia Pacific.
He was named director of quality and customer satisfaction in 2004,
became global light vehicle systems sales and marketing director in
2008 and, two years later, was named vice president of global light
vehicle systems. He most recently served as vice president of
rail. Ruel earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
from the University of New Hampshire. He is a graduate of the
Executive Development for Global Excellence program at the
University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
About The Timken Company
The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com) keeps the world
turning with innovative friction management and power transmission
products and services that help machinery perform more efficiently
and reliably. With sales of $5.2
billion in 2011 and approximately 21,000 people operating
from locations in 30 countries, Timken is Where You Turn® for
better performance.
Contacts - Media: Dan Minnich,
Ofc: 330.471.7760; dan.minnich@timken.com; Investors: Steve Tschiegg, Ofc: 330.471.7446.
steve.tschiegg@timken.com, The Timken Company.
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