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Marco Masini named as ASERCOM president

BELGIUM: Marco Masini, a refrigeration and air conditioning consultant and former group marketing director at Epta, will become the new president of ASERCOM, the European Association of Refrigeration Component Manufacturers

Masini will succeed current president Wolfgang Zaremski, who will retire at the end of this month.

“In these challenging times for our industry we are very happy that Marco takes over the position as President of ASERCOM. He will continue the excellent work of Wolfgang Zaremski who brought the association through the stormy years of covid pandemic,” said ASERCOM chairman Rainer Große-Kracht.

After completing his doctorate in nuclear engineering & safety, Masini worked for many years for renowned companies such as GE, Laben, Toshiba Carrier, Carrier Refrigeration and Epta. For many years he was involved with ASERCOM as a representative of the Italian Association Assofrigoristi. Since 2015 he has been working as an consultant on various tasks in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning technology.

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