WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 30 -- Kollmorgen Corp. has elected Willy L. Verbrugghe corporate vice president and president of the company's Industrial and Commercial Group. The group includes Kollmorgen's motion control operations in New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, California, China, India, Germany and Israel. A native of Belgium, Verbrugghe joins Kollmorgen after serving as president of Teleflex Sermatech's Sermatech International division in Limerick, Pa. Verbrugghe is a graduate of Leuven University in Belgium, and holds master's degrees in polytechnical engineering, science and technology, and business administration.