's-Hertogenbosch/Zaltbommel - GTI Process Solutions recently strengthened its management team with three members, a move that is part of GTI's strategy to expand its position in the food and pharmaceuticals market.

Rob Wolthuizen, 48, has been appointed manager of the Food business unit. He has gained wide experience in national and international commercial management functions at organisations including British Petroleum and Wärtsilä Diesel. He has been general manger of Holvrieka for the last seven years and is one of the founders of the 'RVS-Kenniscentrum' (Stainless Steel Knowledge Centre) in Leeuwarden. He is also chairman of the North Netherlands 'RoestVastStaal Vereniging' (Stainless Steel Association).
Anton de Groot; 41, has been appointed manager of the Projects business unit. After completing his studies in electrical engineering at the Technical University of Eindhoven he held various management positions at ABB (production automation), Stork Installatietechniek and lastly at Burgers Ergon as business unit manager. At GTI Process Solutions he is responsible for projects, pre-manufacture and further development of maintenance and management activities.
Guy Persyn, 42, has been appointed manager of the Belgium business unit. After graduating in industrial engineering he worked in the field of production IT in the steel industry, and then assumed a management function in the chemicals industry. After this he held various management positions in Fabricom-GTI, and in the last two years was responsible for food and pharmaceuticals. He is now responsible for the further development of GTI Process Solutions in Belgium.
André Wijbenga (Pharma BU manager) and Lex Uiterlinden (Engineering and Process IT manager) have already been appointed, and Peter Bassa is general manager.

GTI Process Solutions is an independent system integrator, with high-quality design and project management competences, focussing on the entire lifecycle of its clients' production processes. GTI Process Solutions is a market leader in integral technical service provision for the foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals industry in the Benelux, working closely with its sister companies GTI and Fabricom GTI. The organisation generates a turnover of more than 50 million euros, and has 350 specialists who carry out national and international single and multidiscipline projects.

GTI focuses on technical services in the Benelux and develops integrated solutions: from design right through to the realisation, maintenance and management in all disciplines presented. GTI is part of SUEZ Energy Services, together with the companies Axima, Elyo, ENDEL, INEO, Tractebel Engineering and Fabricom GTI.

SUEZ Energy Services, European leader in installation and technical services, develops value added solutions for its clients in industry, building services and infrastructure, including the design, realisation and maintenance of technical installations, together with energy management and long-term multi-disciplinary management. SUEZ Energy Services has 66,000 employees and booked revenues of € 10.3 billion in 2005. SUEZ Energy Services is one of the four business lines of the stock exchange-listed, international industrial group SUEZ.

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