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NEWS & T RE ND S John S. Savage III, 1913-2012 John Savage passed away at his home in North Wales, UK at the age of 99. His son, Brian Savage, Savage Associates Inc., said that his father has been involved in the industry for nearly 80 years. In 1933, he worked with Bob Wheaton Sr. of Wheaton Brass (now Emco Wheaton) to develop the first O ring style swing joint seal. In 1944, John became US Army Corp. of Engineers Captain heading up flight fuel storage for the 553rd Battalion in the South Pacific. In 1948, he worked for Shell Oil, developing and install- ing the first bottom loading system, what is now standard INTELLIDYNE, LLC NAMES DANHILL ENERGY SOLUTION A/S "INTELLIDYNE INTERNATIONAL" Denmark based sales and marketing com- pany Danhill Energy Solution A/S joined with U.S. based Intellidyne LLC to form Intellidyne International in early March. Danhill, whose main focus has been export, is preparing to identify, install and support new dealers and distribution sites in the international markets. Intellidyne's energy-saving products are for commercial and residential heating, cool- ing, and refrigeration and guarantee energy consumption savings of 10-30 percent with- out affecting building comfort level. President of Danhill Solutions Jette Toft says, "With new concrete initiatives, we hope to ignite a mobile technical task force to focus on gathering and implementing sales, marketing, and technical experience to dealers around the world." Toft contin- ues, "This will enable Intellidyne, LLC to share results and streamline global efforts to benefit the entire organization." Danhill's transition to Intellidyne International hopes to give a complete and transparent look to the energy sav- 10 to the industry for sequence of operation during the loading process. In 1950, he worked with Gilbert and Barker (now Gilbarco) to develop the Roto Prime self priming centrifugal pump, which Gilbarco later sold to Gorman Rupp pump. In 1979, he marketed and installed the first carbon adsorp- tion/absorption gasoline vapor recovery system for gasoline marketing terminals, now a worldwide standard. His sons, Brian and Gregory, along with John's grandson Mark, run Savage Associates Inc. t/a Petro Chem Technologies, which designs petroleum fuel handling systems for civilian and military industries worldwide. ing product line. Intellidyne COO Mike Ruff says, "We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with Intellidyne International." Intellidyne Energy Economizers are now available at several HVAC and energy efficiency product distributors in Europe. For more information, contact Intellidyne International Representative Jette Toft at 0045 221 988 49 or email jt@intellidyne- international.com. WILO USA NAMES MARK D'AGOSTINO PRESIDENT AND CEO Wilo USA LLC announced that Mark D'Agostino has been appointed as presi- dent and chief executive officer. "It is with great pleasure that we announce that Mark will assume the role of president and CEO of Wilo USA, with the full support of the Wilo SE Executive Board," said Jeff Bredeson, senior vice president – Region Americas. "Mark has a proven track record with the organization, and exemplifies the commitment and responsibility to drive the Wilo strategy forward." D'Agostino said, "It is an honor and pleasure to be a part of a dedicated team MAY 2012 | FUEL OIL NEWS | www.fueloilnews.com of professionals both here in the US, and with the Wilo SE Group abroad. We are committed to our continued pursuit of excellence and innovation in products and services." Mark joined Wilo in January of 2007, and previously held the roles of vice presi- dent of sales & marketing and national sales manager. WOMEN IN ENERGY SUMMIT CHANGES DATE The inaugural Women In Energy Summit originally scheduled for May 17, 2012 Mark D'Agostino