Voith Turbo announces new Vice President Americas for Power, Oil, and Gas -- Marine

HOUSTON, Feb. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Voith Turbo has announced that Javier Suarez will be the new Vice President Americas for the Power, Oil, and Gas division's Marine group. Suarez will be based at the division's regional headquarters in Houston, working with Ron Wilson, who is President Americas. Suarez will also be a member of the global Voith Marine management team. He has extensive experience in the marine industry, including four years at Voith Turbo as Sales Area Manager for Voith Schneider Propellers, based in Germany.

"We look forward to Javier helping us expand our business in the Americas, particularly for the offshore oil and gas industry, as well as in South America," said Ron Wilson, President Americas for Power, Oil, and Gas. "Javier brings tremendous experience and know-how across many fields to our marine business and will be an asset to Voith Turbo in the Americas."

Suarez's experience is vast, and includes not only sales, but stints as a naval architect, an application engineer, project manager, surveyor, and quality control officer. In addition to Germany and now the United States, Suarez has also worked in Spain. He studied Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the Technical University of Madrid.

"I look forward to my new position at Voith Turbo," Suarez said. "It's an honor to be part of a great company that is focused on expanding its marine business in the Americas."

Voith Turbo, a Group Division of Voith GmbH, is a specialist for intelligent drive solutions and systems. Customers from diverse industries such as oil and gas, energy, mining and metal processing, mechanical engineering, ship technology, rail and commercial vehicles rely on advanced technologies from Voith Turbo.  

Voith sets the standards in the markets energy, oil & gas, paper, raw materials, and transportation & automotive. Founded in 1867, Voith employs more than 39,000 people, generates €5.3 billion in sales, operates in over 50 countries around the world and is today one of the largest family-owned companies in Europe.

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