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Team on 01 June 2006
Forsythe cements new role
Cement industry veteran Brian Forsythe is taking a leadership role as Industry Solution Director for Cement, Minerals and Mining at Pavillion Technologies.
Cement industry veteran Brian Forsythe is taking a leadership role as Industry Solution Director for Cement, Minerals and Mining at Pavillion Technologies With more than a decade of experience in cement management and advanced process control, Forsythe has worked with world-class cement manufacturers in the USA, China, South Korea, Indonesia, Venezuela, Peru, Canada, Saudi Arabia, and the Philippines to enhance productivity and efficiency in all areas of manufacturing
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 30 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Forsythe will direct the company's cement, minerals and mining business, including sales support, solution development, client management and engineering services.
"We are delighted to welcome Brian to our team", said Matt Tormollen, Chief Marketing Officer, Pavilion Technologies.
"His experience and knowledge will ensure we deliver the highest value to our cement and minerals customers".
Forsythe most recently served as an assistant plant manager for Lehigh Cement's Union Bridge, Maryland 2.5 million ton plant.
A subsidiary of Heidelberg Cement, this facility is the largest in the Heidelberg group worldwide.
Forsythe joined Heidelberg Cement in 2000 as a process engineer at the Heidelberg Technology Centre supporting North American operations and was a member of Heidelberg's pyroprocessing expert group.
In 2003, he joined the Lehigh Cement Union Bridge management team overseeing finish grinding and shipping operations before being promoted to assistant plant manager the following year.
Prior to joining Heidelberg, he served as a senior commissioning engineer for FL Smidth for six years.
In this role, he helped clients start up six new cement lines, audit and improve process performance, and deploy control and optimisation solutions throughout the world.
"Plant managers are realising that to keep pace with cement market demand, they must capture the full potential of their assets", said Forsythe.
"Pavilion's model-predictive control solutions on pyroprocessing and milling make it possible to dramatically improve operating efficiencies resulting in elevated capacities, minimised specific variable costs and reduced emission levels".
"I'm excited by the opportunity to help my peers in the industry achieve their growth targets".
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