The FieldComm Group has announced the appointment of Hans-Georg Kumpfmueller as director of global marketing for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, and of Hisashi Sasajima as a director of global marketing in the Asia-Pacific region.
The knowledge and experience they've acquired, coupled with their business development and marketing skills, will serve as a foundation for helping develop the strategic marketing direction in their regions. Regional managers for both EMEA and Asia-Pacific are in the process of being selected and will report to Mr. Kumpfmueller and Mr. Sasajima, respectively.
As directors of global marketing for FieldComm Group, Mr. Kumpfmueller and Mr. Sasajima will work closely with FieldComm Group corporate marketing to develop global marketing strategy, build relationships with regional consortia and standards development organizations, and manage execution of programs to accelerate the digital transformation of the process industries.
Ted Masters, president and CEO of FieldComm Group, welcomed Mr. Kumpfmueller and Mr. Sasajima by stating, "These global executives have played vital roles in the evolution of HART, FOUNDATION Fieldbus and FDI technologies. We are fortunate to have them join our team upon their respective retirements from Siemens AG and Azbil Corporation to continue their leadership roles within FieldComm Group."
Mr. Sasajima has over 40 years of experience in instrumentation, control engineering and global business planning. He served as an executive director and senior advisor at Azbil (former Yamatake) Corporation in most recent years. Mr. Sasajima holds a bachelor's degree in Electro-Information Communication, Faculty of Engineering, Waseda University.
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