GAMBICA announces appointment of new Chief Executive

GAMBICA, the UK-based organisation which represents the instrumentation, control, automation and laboratory technology industry, has announced the appointment of Dr Graeme Philp as its new Chief Executive. Dr Philp takes over from Geoff Young, who led the organisation for 25 years and who is retiring.

Announcing the appointment, GAMBICA’s President, John Bailey, said, “I am delighted to secured Graeme as the new Chief Executive of GAMBICA. Together we will build on the excellent organisation that Geoff developed and strive to increase still further, its value and relevance to members in our fast-changing business environment. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Geoff Young for his excellent leadership of the organisation over the last quarter of a century”.

Dr Philp added, “I am excited at the prospect of leading an organisation like GAMBICA with such a proud history of representing our industry. I have enjoyed a challenging and rewarding career in instrumentation and automation for the last 33 years and I relish this opportunity to put something back into the industry by representing it in the UK and Europe to the best of my ability”.

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For further information contact: Dr Graeme Philp,
Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation & Laboratory Technology (GAMBICA), Broadwall House, 21 Broadwall, London SE1 9PL
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7642 8080
Fax: +44 (0)20 7642 8096
e-mail: gsphilp@gambica.org.uk
www: www.gambica.org.uk

EDITOR’S NOTE: GAMBICA is the Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology in the UK. It has a membership of over 200 companies and covers the following five principal sectors of the industry:

- Industrial automation products and systems
- Process measurement and control equipment and systems
- Environmental analysis and monitoring equipment
- Laboratory Technology
- Test and measurement equipment for electrical and electronic industries

GAMBICA launches new Inter-Connection Technologies Group

Nine GAMBICA member companies including four new members have formed a new Inter-Connection Technologies Group, within GAMBICA’s Industrial Automation Sector. The Group’s inaugural meeting appointed Stuart Jaycocks, from Weidmuller, as chairman and welcomed new member companies ContaClip UK, Phoenix Contact, Wago and Wieland to the roster. The other member companies in the group are ABB, Legrand, Rockwell Automation and Schneider Electric.

The scope of the new Group includes a range of terminals and connectors for power, signal and data in industrial applications. It includes DIN Rail terminals, assemblies, PCB connectors and a range of accessories.

For more information contact Steve Brambley at GAMBICA.

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For further information contact: Steve Brambley, Deputy Director
Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation & Laboratory Technology (GAMBICA), Broadwall House, 21 Broadwall, London SE1 9PL
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7642 8080
Fax: +44 (0)20 7642 8096
e-mail: sbrambley@gambica.org.uk
www: www.gambica.org.uk

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About GAMBICA: GAMBICA is the Trade Association for Instrumentation, Control, Automation and Laboratory Technology in the UK. It has a membership of over 200 companies including the major multinationals in the sector and a significant number of smaller and medium sized companies.

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