The Colfax Pump Group has announced the promotion of Mr Klaus Stahlmann to the position of Colfax Pump Group Vice President and General Manager Allweiler. Mr Stahlmann, who is currently the Allweiler Vorstand and VP of Sales for Europe and Asia Pacific, will take on the full business responsibilities for the Radolfzell and Bottrop Germany manufacturing sites. In a separate statement, it was also announced that Harald Cwiertnia, Vice President and General Manager of Operations Europe, has resigned his position effective with effect from 31 May 2004. He will return to Johnson Controls Inc., where he worked previously until joining Colfax in July of 2003.