OC Oerlikon Corporation AG announced Heriberto Diarte as new CEO of the Drive Systems Segment. He joins Oerlikon from Alstom and will be located in Delhi. Gary Lehman, who led Drive Systems since 2010, has been appointed Oerlikon's Group Country Representative for North America.

Heriberto Diarte joins Oerlikon on December 1, 2012. Mr. Diarte has held executive positions in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa and brings with him truly global business experience. He is currently Managing Director of Alstom Transport, a Paris based high-tech industrial company in the power generation & distribution and rail sectors.

Gary Lehman joined Oerlikon Fairfield as President and CEO in 2003 and became CEO of the Drive Systems Segment in 2010. He successfully led the integration of the Graziano and Fairfield Business Units. Chief Human Resources Officer Adrian Cojocaru will leave the company by year end.

Adrian Cojocaru joined Oerlikon in 2010 and successfully built up the HR function across the Group.