PORTSMOUTH, NH - Vlamir Fernandes is joining the Micronics Engineered Filtration Group (Micronics Filtration Holdings Inc.) as Vice President of Sales, Latin America. Fernandes is a veteran filtration industry executive with more than 15 years of experience at companies including Pall Corp., Filter Specialists Inc., and Eaton Filtration (Hayward Industries).

Fernandes will provide leadership for all of Micronics' sales and strategic development activities throughout South America, Central America and Mexico. He will be based in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese. He succeeds Tim Miller, who left the company in December after many years of service to pursue other opportunities.

The Micronics Engineered Filtration Group (Micronics Filtration Holdings Inc.) consists of leading wet and dry engineered filtration companies including Micronics Inc., Southern Filter Media LLC., C.P. Environmental LLC., United Process Control Inc., along with the AeroPulse^® brand of APC equipment.