Draeger UK MD

Dräger has appointed Michael A.

Norris to UK managing director.

Ohio-born Norris joins Draeger
Safety UK in Blyth from
global power giant
Cummins, bringing
with him extensive
leadership and
commercial experience.

During his time at
Cummins, he held a
number of senior
management positions across the
globe – most recently managing
director of Cummins West Africa.

At Dräger he will be responsible
for shaping and leading the strategic
development of the safety business in
the UK as the company looks to
extend its reach in markets such as
fire and rescue, law enforcement, oil,
gas and petrochemical, as
well as the chemical and
general industry. He says:
“I’m delighted to join Dräger
at such an exciting time…(It)
has achieved an enormous
amount over the past 120
years – I’m looking forward to
building on that business
success story here in the UK by
helping to write the next chapter.”