FRANKFURT, Prague - The members of eurammon elected Monika Witt as chair of the executive board at their general meeting in Prague. Witt studied mechanical engineering and finished with a diploma in the field of process engineering. Later she worked as project engineer for air separation plants at Messer Griesheim GmbH in Krefeld and at MG Industries USA, before she joined the family business Th. Witt Kältemaschinenfabrik. Witt succeeds Holger König.

Georges Hoeterickx, Thomas Spänich, and Franz Kaltenbrunner were also confirmed in their offices. Hoeterickx is the marketing manager at Baltimore Aircoil N. V. Belgium. Kaltenbrunner is managing partner of the KWN Engineering-GmbH, headquartered in Seekirchen/Salzburg, Austria. He has worked exclusively in the field of refrigeration technology for various national and international refrigeration companies in Austria and neighboring countries. Spänich is the manager for customized systems for engineering and sales at Grasso GmbH Refrigeration Technology, Berlin. He is also responsible for the marketing department.

Eurammon is a joint European initiative of companies, institutions and individuals who advocate an increased use of natural refrigerants. Its objective is to promote the use of natural refrigerants in the interest of a healthy environment, and encourage a sustainable approach in refrigeration engineering. eurammon provides comprehensive information about all aspects of natural refrigerants to experts, politicians and the public at large.

Publication date: 07/03/2006