Flowserve Announces the Appointment of Dr. Tauseef Salma as Marketing & Technology Vice President

Dr. Tauseef Salma, Vice President, Marketing & Technology, Flowserve (Photo: Business Wire)

DALLAS--()--Flowserve Corporation, (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today that Dr. Tauseef Salma will join Flowserve as Vice President, Marketing & Technology, beginning Monday, February 11.

Dr. Salma will join Flowserve from Baker Hughes, a GE Company, where she served as Vice President, Oilfield and Industrial Chemicals, since 2017, as well as held various roles of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Enterprise Technology.

“With Tauseef’s extensive technology background and long-term experience in industries we serve, I am very confident that she is the right person to drive our technology development as well as the strategy around our market-led approach to innovation in our products, services and customer experience,” said Scott Rowe, Flowserve President and Chief Executive Officer.

Dr. Tauseef brings more than 21 years of oilfield services experience to Flowserve, with extensive knowledge in oilfield technology development, applications, engineering and product lines, and holds four U.S. patents, a doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Rice University, and a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology in Lahore, Pakistan.

About Flowserve: Flowserve Corp. is one of the world’s leading providers of fluid motion and control products and services. Operating in more than 55 countries, the company produces engineered and industrial pumps, seals and valves as well as a range of related flow management services. More information about Flowserve can be obtained by visiting the company’s Web site at www.flowserve.com.

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All forward-looking statements included in this news release are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

Contacts

Flowserve
Investor Contacts:
Jay Roueche, Vice President, Investor Relations, (972) 443-6560
Mike Mullin, Director, Investor Relations, (972) 443-6636

Media Contact:
Lars Rosene, Vice President, Corporate & Marketing Communications, (972) 443-6644

Contacts

Flowserve
Investor Contacts:
Jay Roueche, Vice President, Investor Relations, (972) 443-6560
Mike Mullin, Director, Investor Relations, (972) 443-6636

Media Contact:
Lars Rosene, Vice President, Corporate & Marketing Communications, (972) 443-6644