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Business development appointment at Cofim Industrie in France

international business developer and international marketing and sales director in industry and services. Prior to joining Cofim he worked for Valeo (automotive equipment), Total (oil and gas), Thales (electronic weapon systems) and Veolia (energy and environmental services). He was recently in a transition management job for Sofregaz as marketing and sales director in charge of international redeployment and image renewal. Commenting on his appointment, Dr Guillen said, “I’m excited about having the opportunity to play an integral part in the new development business strategy of Cofim Industrie. I look forward to expanding my knowledge in a small- and medium-size dynamic company.”

business plan. Dr Guillen will also be responsible for the company’s corporate communication and marketing, to develop corporate image renewal, the adequacy of the product/market and to put in place operational industrial marketing. Mr Vicente commented, “With our shareholders our desire is to make Cofim Industrie a world-class company leader in this field and a globally recognised brand in the tube industry. That is why we decided to recruit a high level framework and executive from multinationals.” Mr Vicente also plans to boost business via partnerships, joint ventures, consortium arrangements, external growth and acquisition stakes, if the opportunity arises. Dr Guillen, who has a PhD in International Law and Political Sciences, has worked for more than 20 years as

COFIMIndustriehasappointedDrArnaud Guillen as international business de- velopment and communication manager. The company is involved in the design and manufacturing of tube and pipe processing equipment and specialises in the production of pipe bevelling, pipe cutting and pipe machines, including for the oil and gas, nuclear, petrochemical, fluid transportation, aerospace and military sectors. The company, which has been manufacturing since 1986, has staff located in 15 countries and subsidiaries in the UK, USA and Poland. Chairman and CEO Franck Vicente has entrusted new strategy and interna- tional development to Dr Guillen in order to expand the company worldwide, throughout its subsidiaries and network distributors, and to accompany am- bitious growth according to the new

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