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."