Burlington, Ontario-based
Thordon Bearings announces that it has appointed 16–year veteran George Morrison to the position
of area sales manager for Western Europe. He replaces Campbell Cunningham, who
is retiring.
According to Jan Willem de Jong, Thordon’s commercial
director, Morrison’s experience and energy will be a catalyst for maintaining
our strong growth in Western Europe.
“George is the perfect leader to develop our
existing and new products with our strong distribution network,” de Jong said
in a company press release. “He brings a wealth of bearing and seals experience
combined with sales, engineering and management that will allow him to offer
the best solutions to our customers.”
“I was attracted to the role in Thordon
Bearings due to the company’s unwavering commitment to the product range and
the environmental benefits of using them,” Morrison added. “I am certain that
the market for water lubricated bearings will be growing over the future years
and I am looking forward to developing this within Western Europe.”
Morrison is a chartered mechanical engineer who
began his career in 1994 as a design engineer working with UK-based companies
such as Turboflex Ltd., SSS Gears and Bibby Transmissions. In 2002, he moved into commercial sales
working with John Crane UK Ltd., and then on to Railko and Wartsila providing
sales and commercial management of seals and bearings. George holds an
engineering degree from the University of Glasgow and an MBA from
Buckinghamshire Business School in the United Kingdom.