Wajax also announced today that Richard Plain, Senior Vice President, Power Systems, has elected to leave the corporation to pursue other opportunities and that Michael Gross has been appointed to succeed Mr. Plain effective January 5, 2015. Mr. Gross is a senior executive with 30 years of experience in industrial sales, manufacturing and service. He began his business career in 1984 with Siemens AG Germany, and then went on to hold increasingly senior positions within the Siemens group of companies in Germany and Canada, including Vice President, Global Sales (Traffic Systems) and Senior Vice President, Finance Industry (Automation and Drives). Most recently, Mr. Gross served as the Senior Vice President, Industry Sector for Siemens Canada, where he implemented Siemens' Canada -wide sales structure, oversaw the acquisition and integration of several key businesses, and established business teams for the mining and marine markets.