People Progress (July 28, 2010)

Hot runner system manufacturer Synventive Molding Solutions, of Peabody, Mass., has announced a series of appointments. Blair Krauter has joined as director of commercial/industrial sales, based out of Bolton, Ont.; Rob Cilia has been named the new director of automotive sales; Mitch Gordon has been named OEM account manager; Al Duff has been hired as a project manager; and Laurentiu Bodica has joined Synventive as a field service technician, based out of Livonia, Mich.