Worldwide testing and advisory company, Exova has appointed Robert Fearn, an experienced technology and engineering marketer as its new Marketing Manager for Europe.

With almost 25 years marketing and business development experience with blue chip companies, including Siemens Business Services and Fujitsu, Rob will head up Exova’s marketing function based in Salford and will be responsible for developing and implementing a new sales-focussed European marketing strategy for the company’s five main areas of business: aerospace, energy, fire, health sciences and calibration.

. Formerly Bodycote Testing Group, the company was renamed Exova in summer 2009, following its purchase by global private equity company, Clayton Dubilier & Rice. Exova operates from over 130 facilities in 25 countries and employs over 4000 people involved in testing and validating products from almost every business sector.