Frank Burkus recently joined Nordson Corporation as global business development manager for new materials in the Adhesive Systems Group. Mr. Burkus will be based in Duluth, GA, reporting to Eric Luftig, global marketing manager for Nordson’s Adhesive Systems Group.

In his new position, Mr. Burkus will be responsible for assessing and managing new global business development opportunities and leveraging the breadth of current and potential Nordson technologies to help solve materials processing and delivery needs across various industries.

Mr. Burkus comes to Nordson Corporation from Momentive Per­formance Materials, formerly General Electric (GE) Silicones, where he spent 10 years leading the development and execution of strategic growth initiatives.