FLSmidth, a leading supplier of premium productivity-enhancing products and solutions for the global cement and mining industries, has appointed Tamer Eid as the company's new president for the Australia region, effective 14 September 2020.
Over his career, Tamer has held various senior executive and technical roles in the mining and oil and gas sectors. He has also led international service businesses that directly supported the production assets of the world's leading mining and oil and gas companies.
Along with his MBA and Mechanical Engineering degree, Tamer brings with him extensive experience within the resources industry, having worked many years with Weir in the US and UK and various senior roles within Outotec.
Tamer's experience covers key areas, including capital sales and aftermarket. Tamer will be based out of our Welshpool facility in Perth.
Claudio Garcia Bernal, who has served as FLSmidth acting president for the South America region since April 2020, has been handed the role permanently.
Ramanathan (Ram) Chandran, who was appointed president for FLSmidth's Subcontinental India region in August, will start his role on 4 September. Ram joins from Minerals Technologies Inc. where he was vice president (Minteq Asia) & MD (Minerals Technologies India).
