Indium Corp., a supplier of electronics assembly materials, has appointed Paul Salmon as director of marketing in Europe. Salmon has extensive experience in soldering products and sales-channel development and in marketing consumable products in the region. He will initially oversee the transition to Pb-free soldering at printed circuit assembly companies and further develop Indium's position as a supplier of soldering products in Europe. . . . 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