NEWS RELEASE
SPX FLOW Announces Dwight Gibson as President of Its Food and Beverage Segment
CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- SPX FLOW, Inc. (NYSE: FLOW) today announced Dwight Gibson as President of the Food and Beverage segment, effective June 6, 2016. Upon joining the company, it is also planned that Gibson will be named an officer. Gibson succeeds Marc Michael as President of the Food and Beverage segment and will report directly to Michael who was appointed President and CEO of SPX FLOW on January 1, 2016.
"We are extremely pleased and excited to have Dwight join our team," said Marc Michael, SPX FLOW President and CEO. "Dwight comes to us with a proven track record of developing and leading growth in emerging markets and strategic product categories. Through his strong leadership skills, international background and nearly 20 years of business development and management experience, we expect Dwight to have a positive influence on growth and future development of our global Food and Beverage business."
Michael continued, "We believe Dwight's vast expertise in delivering customer value and his experience in Ingersoll Rand's business operating system are key areas of strength that fit very well with our strategic initiatives and transition to an operating company."
Since June 2015, Gibson served as President of Strategic Initiatives for Ingersoll Rand's Climate segment. Gibson joined Ingersoll Rand in 2004 and served in a variety of general management, business development and product management roles. From October 2011 to June 2015, Gibson served as Vice President and General Manager for the Thermo King Europe, Middle East and Africa truck and trailer business, with more than 800 employees in 80 EMEA countries. During that time, he was based in Brussels, Belgium. Prior to joining Ingersoll Rand, Gibson was a consultant with McKinsey and Company. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Howard University as well as an MBA from Stanford University. Gibson also received a Master of Science degree in International Strategy and Diplomacy from the London School of Economics.
SPX FLOW's Food and Beverage segment is a leading global supplier of highly engineered, turn-key process systems and related component technologies and aftermarket services.
About SPX FLOW, Inc.:
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX FLOW is a leading global supplier of highly engineered flow components, process equipment and turn-key systems, along with the related aftermarket parts and services, into the food and beverage, power and energy and industrial end markets. SPX FLOW has more than $2 billion in annual revenues and operations in over 35 countries and sales in over 150 countries around the world. To learn more about SPX FLOW, please visit our website at www.spxflow.com.
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