Hypertherm expands management team

Hyper therm has expanded it smanagement team with the appointmentof Peter Vickers as the new vice presidentof international sales. Vickers is expectedto lead a growing global presence andwill ensure strong support to partners inEurope, the Middle East, Africa, Asia- Pacific, and Latin America. He wasrecently the regional director forEurope. Moreover, Dave LaPrade willbe the VP/GM of Systems, and willoversee development the company抯mechanized and hand-held plasmacutting systems business in conjunctionwi th growing of f e r ings in CNCcontrollers, torch height controls, andnesting/process-optimization software. Gordon Rice is the new VP/GM of consumables and will overseethe expanding torch and consumablesbusinesses, including the recently acquiredlaser consumable business, Esse A.Adidas