September 15 - Andrea Sturm has been appointed to replace Tony Bon as president and ceo of Samson when he retires on January 1, 2016.

Bon, who began working for Samson in 1974, will remain with the company through to the end of 2016 in order to support Sturm during the transition.

Having most recently served as general manager at Fluke Corporation, Sturm will join Samson in November 2015.

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