Scott Steffy has been promoted to vice president,sales and service,North America,at Glaston America Inc.Prior to this appointment,he was regional service and sales manager,North America.Steffy will officially take on his new role October 1,2012,reporting to Arto Metsänen,president and CEO.

"As we all know,the market in North America has been very challenging during the past years,"Metsänen said,in a release."However,some signs of market recovery have been perceptible during this year,and we hope that this trend will continue.Scott has a strong market knowledge,and I wish him all the best in this new position."