UK industrial filter maker Amazon Filters has appointed two strategic hires, in Malaysia and the United States, to help spearhead its drive into global markets.

Both Nizam Mohamed and Silas Kirst join Amazon Filters as Business Development Managers tasked with pursuing and delivering the company’s growth ambitions.

Commenting on the new appointments, Amazon Filters Managing Director Neil Pizzey said:

“Diversification is key to us, both by sector and geography.

“On sector, we service an ever-growing list of global industries that rely on processing engineering.

“They include municipal water, the oil, gas and renewable energy sectors, food and beverage, and the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals, chemicals and liquid coatings.

“And on geography, we continue to do more business in sales territories beyond our traditional heartlands of the UK and Europe.

“As well as welcoming Nizam and Silas, we have recently appointed new area distributors in Latin America and Asia.

“Strengthening our presence in new markets makes a lot of sense.

“Customers appreciate someone ‘on the ground’ they can actually meet and who has local knowledge, and it means we can respond more quickly to customer demand.”

Nizam is based in Kuala Lumpur and is responsible for sales and market development in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region while Silas will support plans for North, Central and South America from an office in Houston, Texas.

Both new recruits come to Amazon Filters with impressive track records in senior-level sales roles.

Nizam, whose career experience includes leading teams in sectors such as oil and gas, steel manufacturing, automotive and marine, said:

“Amazon Filters is widely recognised as a leading filter manufacturer that invests substantially in its products and services on behalf of customers.

“I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to play my part in its continued growth into new markets.”

Silas has more than 13 years’ experience in sales management directly focused on filtration technologies in different industries.

He said:

“I will be applying my experience to cultivate lasting relationships with our customers, distributors and partners across the entire region from Argentina, Brazil and Chile in the south all the way up to the United States and Canada.”