Hans-Peter Schmohl, 59, a member of the executive board of Linde AG, Wiesbaden, will leave the company for personal reasons on December 31.
Mr Schmohl, who is responsible for Linde's materials handling business, joined the Linde board in February 2000. Linde chief executive Wolfgang Reitzle would assume responsibility for the division until a successor for Mr Schmohl was found, Linde said in a statement said.
Linde websiteMULHEIM, Germany - FiLCO GmbH has appointed Michel Lejeune as manager of the fledgling company's spare parts division.
Mr Lejeune, who speaks English, French and German, would "offer customers most attractive prices", the company said.
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