Press Release

New Eurovent PG-CT Chairman and Vice-Chairman

13 February 2023

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Brussels, 14 February 2023. During the meeting of the Eurovent Product Group ‘Evaporative Cooling Equipment’ (PG-CT) on 27 October 2022 at the Eurovent Summit in Antalya, the participants elected Laurent Petiot as Chairman and Ulf Bergmann as Vice-Chairman of the Group.

Laurent Petiot, General Manager France Benelux Maghreb at Baltimore Aircoil Company, was elected as the new Chairman of the Product Group during its meeting last year in Antalya at the Eurovent Summit. He has extensive experience in Eurovent and has been involved in heat transfer equipment within the cooling tower industry for more than 30 years. Laurent will be supported by the newly elected Vice-Chairman of the Product Group, Ulf Bergmann, General Manager Sales and Marketing at GOHL-KTK GmbH.

The new Chairman, Laurent Petiot, stated: “With the advent of new technological systems, we have noticed that our world is changing with a mix of sustainability and an increasing demand, which definitely leads to a strong commitment, innovation and demonstration of the high contribution that evaporative cooling can offer to the world. Eurovent is the ideal platform and association to gather the skills of the cooling tower industry. The contribution of the members, gathered in a single point will continue to offer the best of the profession.”

The Eurovent Product Group ‘Evaporative Cooling Equipment’ covers Wet Cooling Towers, Open Circuit Towers, Fluid Coolers, Closed Circuit Towers, Evaporative Condensers, Hybrid Models and components related to these products (e.g. Fans and Drift Eliminators). It is the main working group dedicated to Cooling Tower manufacturers.