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June 2020 / 45 ers, delumpers, dust collectors, and weighing and dosing systems. Magnum Systems Inc. appointed John Sinks as chief executive officer, a role he assumed on Mon- day, March 23, 2020. He has been in the industrial business sector for his entire career with years of experience at various companies, including Ingersoll Rand Company, RathGibson LLC, and Rotation Dynamics Corporation. At his last company, he held the role of pres- ident and chief operating officer. He holds a BS in industrial engi- neering from Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN, and received his MBA from Northwestern Uni- versity in Chicago, IL. The company, Lenexa, KS, engi- neers, designs, and manufactures integrated pneumatic conveying and packaging automation systems for bulk solids industries. Kice Industries named Sarah Lawson as its technical sales man- ager based out of Ponca City, OK. She's responsible for the oversight of sales throughout the Oklahoma and North Texas territories. She'll provide support for the diverse product lines offered by the com- pany, including industrial air systems for pneumatic conveying, dust control, and aspiration applica- tions. She's a graduate of Oklahoma State University and prior to joining Kice Industries, headquartered in Wichita, KS, she spent more than 14 years at Bliss Industries in their engineering, customer support, and sales departments. According to Marshall Bird, vice president of sales at Kice, "Sarah has a proven track record in this industry that will be valuable to our customers. We look forward to her building strong partnerships with customers in this region." screening, conveying, and con- trolling equipment. Guenthardt joined the company board in 2011 and was named executive vice president of global strategy and development in 2014. Prior to joining the company, he was with K-Tron International for 20 years, serving in various exec- utive capacities during that time. He started K-Tron's research and development department and then relocated to Switzerland to direct European and Asian operations. He later moved back to the US and eventually became president of K-Tron's Size Reduction Group. He holds a degree in electrical engi- neering from the University of Basel in Switzerland and an MS in management from Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He'll serve as the fourth president since the company's founding in 1942. Volkmann Inc. hired Anthony "Tony" Mendoza as a sales engi- neer to expand support to the following areas: Arizona, Colo- rado, Idaho, New England states, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyo- ming. He joined the sales team at the company's North American division in Bristol, PA. He's respon- sible for generating equipment sales as well as adding a level of depth with his previous experience in vacuum conveying systems and material handling applications. He has experience as an application engineer, project manager, and sales professional with extensive B2B sales. Along with the practical experience in equipment design, he has a process engineering and controls background. The company supplies pneumatic vacuum conveyors, bulk bag unload- This eliminates the need to touch potentially contaminated door sur- faces and helping to prevent the spread of germs and bacteria. The company has also devised a way to allow the Foot-Pull to work on latching metal and wood doors with lever-style handles by incor- porating their J-Hook magnetic assembly. More info and a video demonstrating the door opener's use are available at https://tinyurl. com/IMIdooropener. PEOPLE NEWS Great Western Manufactur- ing welcomed Dustin Mariman to the team as regional sales representative covering the mid-Atlantic region. He brings 14 years of milling experience to this new position. He graduated from Kansas State University, where he earned his milling science degree in 2008. While there, he worked at the university's Hal Ross Flour Mill and interned for Wilkins Rogers Mills for 2 years. He then worked at ConAgra Mills before returning to Wilkins Rogers Mills and Packaging Facility, where he served as plant manager for 10 years. This experience will help him to consult with bakery, pet food, chemical, and milling oper- ation customers to ensure proper system sizing. The company, Leavenworth, KS, supplies sifting equipment to various industries. Eriez appointed Lukas Guenthardt to president and chief executive officer. He was selected to fill this leadership role when Timothy Shuttleworth retired after serving the company in that capacity since 2004. The company, Erie, PA, sup- plies magnetic lift and separation, metal detection, materials feeding,