WESTLAKE, OH -- Nordson EFD has promoted Jeff Pembroke to president, succeeding Peter Lambert, who was recently elected senior vice president of Nordson’s Adhesive Dispensing Systems segment.

Pembroke joined Nordson in 2005 as vice president of sales and marketing for the company’s Industrial Coating & Automotive Systems segment. In 2006, he moved to Nordson’s Adhesive Dispensing Systems segment, where he served as vice president of sales and marketing with global responsibilities. He also spent 16 years at General Electric, where he worked as a financial analyst, and in sales and marketing.

“Jeff is a strong leader with proven expertise in driving growth in a variety of global end markets,” said Edward Campbell, Nordson chairman, president and chief executive officer. “I am confident that he will continue to build on Nordson EFD’s long record of success.”

Lambert had been president of EFD since 2005.