Jennifer Heathcote is to join UV curing specialist GEW as its new business development manager, effective May 2020.
Ms Heathcote has been in the UV equipment and applications business since 1998 and has worked with several well-respected UV suppliers. This includes Phoseon Technology and Integration Technology. She has also served as an executive board member for RadTech North America, and most recently has acted as a technical and commercial consulting advisor to the UV curing industry.
Throughout her various career roles, which have included applications engineering, sales, business development and general management, GEW noted that she has, ‘proven herself to be a leading authority on conventional and LED UV technology’, as well as their use across a broad range of industrial curing applications.
GEW managing director Malcolm Rae said, ‘We are delighted that Jennifer is joining the GEW team. Her depth of technical expertise and understanding of the global UV curing market will enable us to expand into new areas of opportunity and build upon the core business foundations already in place.’
Ms Heathcote is to join the company in May 2020. Her appointment follows the promotion of Robert Rae to director.