David Fitzpatrick has been appointed sales and marketing director for the three brands that comprise Ruskin Air Management: Actionair, Air Diffusion and Naco.
He will co-ordinate a UK and Europe strategy to expand the group's air distribution, fire and smoke control and architectural louvres business.

He will be based at Ruskin's head office in Bridgnorth, Shropshire.

Fitzpatrick has extensive experience of the air movement industry having held senior positions at Radial & Axial Fans, NuAire and Roof Units. He was also national sales manager for Dunham Bush and has spent the last six years in the smoke ventilation industry at Airvent and latterly as managing director of Bovema UK.

He is a member of the executive committee of the CIBSE Patrons and has been a proactive supporter of the Institution's efforts to improve the recruitment and retention of young building services engineers.