Having joined from steel manufacturer Evraz, and with experience at multi-national organisations including General Electric, Alcoa and Owens Corning, Fields has been tasked with developing a new platform for the Corporation, within which the Gast Group and other associated IDEX member companies will feature.

European sales director Andre Goodson says: “Kim’s appointment will make a significant contribution to the continued growth of the GAST and JUN-AIR brands and we also look forward to her development of the organisational structure.”