Marianne Whitfield joins MSP, who are an associate company of Renishaw, as director of development, while Keith Langford will join the commercial team as UK technical account manager.
Whitfield joins in a newly-created role that has been introduced to support the continued expansion of the business. She will join the MSP board and be responsible for managing five product development teams, working closely with end users, Renishaw and MSP’s internal development teams to ensure the products continue to be innovative and support customer wants and needs.
Speaking about this exciting role, Whitfield said: “This is an interesting new challenge and one I am really looking forward to taking on. It is an exciting time within the manufacturing industry at the moment. Industry 4.0 is revolutionising manufacturing processes, provoking major developments in digitalisation and automation, creating a prime opportunity for MSP to expand and develop.”
Langford will be a key member of the commercial team. Working closely with Renishaw, he will oversee the UK expansion of MSP’s products, including the development of new business and managing existing customer relationships. He will support both Renishaw and MSP customers across the UK, promoting MSP’s main products NC-Checker and NC-PerfectPart, ensuring installations have been successful and keeping customers up-to-date with new features and improvements.
On his appointment, Langford commented: “I am delighted to join MSP and look forward to meeting customers and promoting MSP’s innovative products. My engineering background and past technical training will help better understand the needs of customers and communicate this back to provide a high level of customer satisfaction. I have always worked for companies at the forefront of modern technology and MSP are no exception.”
MSP technical director, Peter Hammond, expressed his delight at these new appointments: “On behalf of the whole of MSP, I am thrilled to welcome Keith and Marianne to the team. They are both experts in their fields and will bring invaluable knowledge and skills to progress the business forward and expand our reach. I look forward to working closely with them both.”
