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De Bruyn steps down at Bitzer Asia

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SINGAPORE: Luca Bernini and Ang Chin Leong are to take over management of Bitzer Refrigeration Asia from July 1.

Current md of both Bitzer Asia and Bitzer India Robert de Bruyn is returning to Australia for personal reasons. He will continue to act as a consultant on key projects carried out by Bitzer Australia.

From their office in Singapore, Luca Bernini and Ang Chin Leong will also be responsible for PT Bitzer Compressors Indonesia and Bitzer Malaysia as well as for the representative offices in Thailand and Vietnam.

As the managing director of sales and marketing, Luca Bernini will be responsible for the South East Asia region, whilst Ang Chin Leong will assume the position of director of finance for both Bitzer Refrigeration Asia and Bitzer India. He will also be in charge of local human resources and IT decisions.

Harvinder Bhatia will become md of sales and marketing at Bitzer India, located in Mumbai.

Top photo (l to r): Ang Chin Leong, Luca Bernini, Harvinder Bhatia

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