NETZSCH Premier Technologies has named Stephen Miranda as the new Sales Director Grinding and Dispersing for North America. Miranda is responsible for growing the customer base throughout the United States and Canada for NETZSCH’s grinding division. His primary objective is to improve customer relationships by creating and managing a knowledgeable sales force, and by providing custom technical solutions for NETZSCH customers.

Prior to his promotion, Miranda served as director of sales for NETZSCH-CONDUX in Hanau, Germany, where he was responsible for international sales and marketing. He joined NETZSCH in 2001 as manager of business development for the US market.

Previously, Miranda served as manager of the chemical and plastics division for North and South America at Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems (Summit, NJ). He also worked as a plant engineer and manufacturing manager at Synfax Manufacturing (Fairfield, NJ), a liquid and dry toner manufacturing company.

Miranda earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Fairleigh Dickinson University (Rutherford, NJ).