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Pentair Haffmans has appointed Emmanuel Rurema (pictured) to the role of Commercial Director. Rurema is responsible for all commercial teams and activities within Pentair Haffmans. He reports to Olaf Müller, Pentair Haffmans’ Managing Director and Vice President Pentair Food & Beverage.

Rurema joined Pentair Haffmans (formerly Norit Haffmans) in 2000 as a management trainee and moved into the Research & Development Department as Market Development Manager. He joined the Sales Department in 2001, where he was responsible for Africa, the Middle East, French speaking Europe, and South East Asia.

Most recently, Rurema served as Pentair Haffmans’ Global Sales Manager for Quality Control Equipment and Director Business Development for Africa. He holds a graduated engineering degree in Food Technology and Brewing from the Technical University of Munich (Weihenstephan) in Germany.

“I am delighted to welcome Emmanuel to his new position,” says Olaf Müller. “He brings significant expertise in his field and an excellent understanding of our business goals. Pentair Haffmans is an innovative brand and I am confident that Emmanuel will be able to build on our commercial strengths and take the company forward.”

Pentair Haffmans (www.haffmans.nl) develops and supplies quality control equipment, microfiltration and CO2 systems for the brewing, soft drink, wine, bioethanol, and biogas industries. Pentair Haffmans is a market leader in state-of-the-art technology and custom-made solutions for CO2 recovery and management.