James Graham appointed Bitzer UK MD

UK: James Graham has been appointed MD of Bitzer UK to replace Kevin Glass, who retired at the end of 2025 after 14 years in the role.

Graham has been sales director of the UK subsidiary of the German compressor manufacturer since 2020 after four years at J&E Hall, latterly as international sales manager. In a varied refrigeration career, he spent four years at Engie as head of refrigeration and five years in a number of roles at Johnson Controls.

Kevin Glass spent nearly 40 years with Bitzer UK, joining the company in 1986 as an internal sales engineer and progressing to 13 years as engineering manager.