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Trane appoints Denmark/Finland country leader

BELGIUM: Trane has appointed Lauri Salmia as its country leader for Denmark and Finland.

In this new role, Salmia will lead the continued expansion and development of Trane’s operations across both countries.

Salmia has been with Trane, and its former owner Ingersoll Rand, for 14 years, latterly as applied product portfolio manager CHVAC EMEA. He joined Ingersoll Rand in 2012 as a development engineer, after three years as an R&D engineer with ABB.

“Finland and Denmark are important markets in our regional growth strategy,” Salmia said. “By strengthening our existing operations in these countries, we are enhancing our ability to stay close to customers, support their ambitions and bring together local presence with the strength of our broader EMEA data centre expertise.”

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