GROVETOWN, Ga. (Jan. 19, 2017)—GIW Industries Inc., a leader in the design, manufacture, and application of heavy-duty centrifugal slurry pumps, has named Jonathan Samuel as vice president of sales and marketing, according to a statement from the company.

Jonathan SamuelGIW Industries Inc. has named Jonathan Samuel as vice president of sales and marketing.

With more than 22 years of hands-on expertise in the pumping industry, Samuel brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the position, the company said.

He earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in India before beginning his first career opportunity as a sales and application engineer with Nerelge Corporation in India in 1991. In January 1994, he joined KSB Pumps Ltd. in India as a sales engineer, which led to his first position with GIW as an application and project manager in 1999.

Samuel then held various roles with larger scopes of responsibility, including Region Manager, Asia, Brazil and Australia; Commercial Manager - Project Management; Region Manager, Europe, Asia and Global Dredge; and, most recently, Region Manager, Global Dredge, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa.