Godwin Pumps, a U.S. manufacturer of portable rental pumps with 24 branch offices and a network of more than 100 distributors worldwide, recently named Howard Slaff as director of marketing.

In this position, Slaff will be responsible for Godwin’s integrated marketing campaign to increase rentals and sales, and enhance brand presence worldwide.

Before joining Godwin Pumps, Slaff held various sales and marketing positions throughout his 23-year career with Baker Hughes (Baker Petrolite Polymers Division), a global leader in providing chemical, engineering and technological solutions to the hydrocarbon recovery and processing industries.

While at Baker, Slaff helped increase revenues by 87 percent from 2002 to 2006 in his role as director of marketing and doubled sales in targeted marketing segments.

Headquartered in Bridgeport, N.J., Godwin Pumps maintains a fleet of more than 5,000 portable rental pumps and related equipment for use in dewatering in construction, mining and quarrying; in drinking water supply; and in wastewater bypasses in municipal, industrial and environmental markets.

Howard Slaff joined Godwin Pumps as its new director of marketing. Slaff previously worked 23 years at Baker Hughes.