Saturday, November 1, 2008

Atlas Copco Oil-free Air Division President visits the Philippines

Binan, Laguna - On September 29, 2008, Chris Lybaert, Atlas Copco Oil-free Air Division President, visited the new Philippine Head Office as part of a tour of duty to visit all sales companies worldwide.

He conducted a business review meeting with Jonnie Regis, the Philippine Compressor Technique (CT) General Manager, and Nelson Roque, Philippine Business Line Manager for Oil-free Air. Chris Lybaert has already visited 80% of all global sales companies.


In the picture are (from left to right), Hector Melencio, Jonnie Regis, Chris Lybaert, Nelson Roque.

Jonnie Regis added, “It’s an honor to have someone of Mr. Lybaert’s caliber visit the country. Even with his short stay, we have learned a lot from our meeting. What make Chris Lybaert’s visit to the country more special is that he is the first Oil-free Air President to visit the country.”

Together with Sverker Hartwig and Ludo Van Nederkassel, Chris Lybaert developed the Variable Speed Drive (VSD) air compressor, something the team was honored with the John Munck Award for. The John Munck Award is presented each year to a product developer or designer, or a team, for outstanding contributions to the overall quality of an Atlas Copco product.