One of Europe's largest manufacturers of high-quality power supply equipment, The Socomec Group, has appointed Andrew Wilkinson to head up its UK subsidiary, Socomec UPS.
An experienced business leader with a very successful track record growing innovative international market-focused technology businesses, Andrew has held a number of general management roles, the most recent being Managing Director of an Environmental consultancy working on North Sea decommissioning projects. Previous to that he was Global Commercial Director of an ICI plc group business operating in the digital imaging, printed electronics and security sectors.
He commented: "Socomec will be significantly growing its presence in the UK market and I am looking forward to leading the organisation during this exciting period of expansion.
"Socomec UPS is a great business, with exceptional people and products. Its independence, technical expertise and long-term commitment to investing in innovative power supply technology make Socomec a very stable and reliable partner for end-users that cannot compromise on their choice of UPS equipment," he said.
(CD/BMcC)
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21/04/2011
Socomec UPS Appoints New MD
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