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Nigel Hillier is Carel UK md

Nigel-HillierUK: Nigel Hillier has been appointed managing director of Carel UK, the UK subsidiary of the Italian controls and humidification company.

Having served Carel as national sales manager for the climate market since 2013, Nigel’s promotion fills the role left vacant by the departure of Bob Cowlard for Daikin Applied in November.

Nigel has a broad experience of the industry, much of it spent within air conditioning at a number of well known companies including Samsung, Daikin and Toshiba.

Nigel commented: “I am delighted with this opportunity to lead the UK team and focus on the continual improvement and expansion of our business. Our aim is to build on the growth the Company has experienced in recent years and consistently achieve a high level of performance, delivering value to our customers.”

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