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President appointed

Published:  14 August, 2014

gast_group.jpgThe GAST GROUP – designers and manufacturers of precision air-moving equipment and member of IDEX Corporation’s Health & Science Technologies segment – has appointed Kim Fields as president, with global responsibility for the GAST and JUN-AIR brands.

Having joined from steel manufacturer Evraz, and with experience at multi-national organisations including General Electric, Alcoa and Owens Corning, Kim has also been tasked with developing a new platform for the Corporation, within which the Gast Group and other associated IDEX member companies will feature.

Commenting for Gast Group, European sales director Andre Goodson says: “Kim’s appointment will make a significant contribution to the continued growth of the GAST and JUN-AIR brands and we also look forward to her development of the organisational structure.”

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