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Jim Findlay
Jim Findlay’s Re-appointment as ISO/TC 109 Chairman– Congratulations From: Rob Steele – Secretary General Dear Mr. Findlay, I have the great pleasure of informing you that, following your nomination by the secretariat of ISO/TC 109 Oil and gas burners, the ISO Technical Management Board has re-appointed you as chair of this committee for the period 2014-2016. The…
