FLSmidth appoints regional presidents for Australia and South America

Tamer Eid has been named by FLSmidth as the company's new president for the Australia region, effective 14 September 2020. Over his career, Mr Eid has held various senior executive and technical roles in the mining and oil and gas sectors. He has also led international service businesses that directly supported the production assets of the world’s leading mining and oil and gas companies.

Along with his MBA and Mechanical Engineering degree, he brings with him extensive experience within the resources industry, having worked many years with Weir in the US and UK and in various senior roles within Outotec. His experience covers key areas including capital sales and aftermarket. He will be based out of the company's Welshpool facility in Perth.

Claudio Garcia Bernal, who has served as acting president for the South America region since April 2020, has been handed the role on a permanent basis.

Ramanathan (Ram) Chandran, who was appointed president for the sub-continental India region in August, will start his role on 4 September. He joins from Minerals Technologies Inc where he was Vice President (Minteq Asia) & MD (Minerals Technologies India).