Sulzer Brothers Limited, Winterthur, Switzerland, is establishing a new subsidiary company in Hong Kong, in recognition of its growing importance as a world shipping center. This will further strengthen Sulzer's position in the Far East, considering the successful activities of companies in Tokyo, Kobe, Taipei, and Singapore. The Hong Kong company will handle all marine activities of the Sulzer Group.
Mario Moor has been appointed managing director of Sulzer Hong Kong. He has worked for Sulzer's Diesel Engine and Marine Installation Department for more than 20 years, thereby gaining a wide theoretical as well as practical experience in diesel and marine engineering. He will be directly responsible to the diesel product management at Sulzer's head office in Switzerland.