Sandy Pipitone Davis

Billerica, MA, United States
Nuvera Fuel Cells has appointed Sandy Pipitone Davis as vice president of organisational effectiveness, John Gartner as vice president of product development and manufacturing and Prabhu Rao as vice president of commercial operations.

Davis will manage Nuvera's expanding recruitment activities. Prior to joining Nuvera, she amassed over 15 years of leadership experience in human resources at Fidelity Investments, Colgate-Palmolive and The TJX Companies.

Gartner's new role allows him to manage the product lifecycle from post-technology development to shipment. He previously held senior management and leadership positions at Plug Power and Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, overseeing various business segments, including manufacturing, product engineering, safety and compliance, process engineering and product assurance.

Rao has been with Nuvera since its inception in 2000, holding a number of different positions, most recently vice president of operations. In this role, he successfully led Nuvera through the ISO certification process, resulting in ISO 9001:2008 certification in February 2011. In his new role, he will head the sales and marketing group as well as the supply chain group.

Cherryville, NC, United States
FleetNet America Inc has appointed John Wood as executive vice president of finance and administration. Wood was previously controller for DeWitt Petroleum, CFO of GI Trucking and revenue control manager for Carolina Freight Carriers. He is a CPA with an MBA from the University of Redlands. He has over 27 years' experience in finance and administration management.

Geel, Belgium
Hyundai Heavy Industries Europe has appointed Milan Wamsteker as marketing manager at its European headquarters in Geel, Belgium. Wamsteker has worked for companies like GM Daewoo/Chevrolet, DAF Trucks and Rettig ICC. He has held national and European sales and marketing positions.