Industrial gases, welding and safety products group Afrox has appointed Brett Kimber as MD.

Kimber, who is currently the CEO of Linde Korea, would take over as CEO from January 1.

His appointment follows the resignation of MD and CEO Tjaart Kruger in June after a four-year tenure.

“Kimber has successfully led a number of high-performing businesses and has wide experience of working within the Linde group internationally. Afrox has invested for growth in recent years and I am confident that Kimber will build on that in the future,” said chairperson Mike Hugon.

Kimber will be the tenth MD in Afrox’s 84-year history.
 

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