Boart Longyear Group Ltd. announced the appointment of mining industry veteran Ermanno Simonutti to the newly created position of President, Drilling Products. Mr. Simonutti will be responsible for Boart Longyear?s drilling products portfolio, manufacturing, and supply chain management. Before Boart Longyear, Mr. Simonutti held numerous executive positions with the Weir Group, most recently as Regional Managing Director North America ?

Minerals Division. Previously, he was Vice President of Global Sales ? ESCO Division and Vice President of Products, Engineering and Marketing ?

ESCO Division. Mr. Simonutti joined Weir through the acquisition of ESCO in 2018. At ESCO, he held a variety of global senior leadership, product management, and engineering roles.

Mr. Simonutti holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Montana State University, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Washington, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Antwerp?s Management School.