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Thursday, February 26, 2009 |
ABB picked up another industry veteran. It has appointed Rick Dolezal as Channel Partner Marketing Manager in the Americas region. In his new role, Dolezal will be responsible for developing and implementing marketing plans and strategies for ABB's control solutions and products sold through ABB's third-party channel partners and system integrators. He will be based in Wickliffe, Ohio.
Last week I reported the move of Luis Duran from Invensys Triconex to ABB. A couple of high-profile moves.
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NEMA's Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current conditions gained ground for a second month in a row in February, rising to 27.3 points from 20 in January. In spite of the recent rebound, the business environment remains bleak. February's reading was far below the "break even" mark of 50 points and indicates a steep and ongoing deterioration in electroindustry conditions.
The EBCI for future North American conditions was little changed for a second consecutive month. The index slipped a slight 1.1 points to 36.4 in February and has held in a tight range since December. Though far above the cyclical low of 17.5 seen in the October aftermath of Wall Street's collapse, the index remained firmly in contractionary territory as survey panelists on balance expect business conditions to erode well into the second half of 2009.
The Electroindustry Business Confidence Index gauges the business confidence of the electroindustry in Asia, Europe, North America, and Latin America, and is based on the results of a monthly survey of senior managers at NEMA member companies. Those companies represent more than 80 percent of the electroindustry.
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