HYPERTHERM recently announced two changes in its leadership team. Aaron Brandt has assumed the role of Vice President of Engineering while Hidde van Hoeven becomes Business Team Leader for Mechanized Plasma. In his new role, Brandt will oversee Hypertherm?s industry leading team of plasma, laser, and waterjet engineers, fostering innovation and technology advancement throughout the company, and providing functional leadership to Hypertherm?s growing engineering community. In his role, van Hoeven will lead development of the next generation of high-precision plasma products like Hypertherm?s HyPerformance HPRXD and work closely with CNC, THC, and CAM software teams on the development of new built for business integrated cutting solution applications.