Enertech Group has appointed Nick Whitwell as its new chief operating officer.
Mr Whitwell will oversee the business strategy and future development of the group and its individual companies across12 countries. He will be based at the group's headquarters in Droitwich, Worcestershire, which is also the manufacturing base for the Nu-way burner division as well as the distribution and training centre for the CTC renewable brand. He brings both UK and international experience to the role having started his career with Potterton Myson as business development director and was later Potterton marketing director.

Mr Whitwell left Potterton in 1990 to take up the position of business unit director of Ideal Stelrad before moving on to become managing director of Glow-worm. The subsequent sale of the company led him to take up the role of managing director of Vaillant Group Western Europe.