DISTRIBUTORS

By Staff -- Industrial Distribution, 11/1/1998

Standard Supply promoted Manuel Merlos to chief operating officer and Bill Alvarez to chief financial officer of the Standard Supply Stores Division and appointed Ed Diehl manager of purchasing and inventory control...Vallen Corp. named David H. Dewey a new officer for the corporation...Crescent Electric Supply named Scott Boehm manager of its Sturtevant, Wisc., distribution facility... Cadillac Plastic Co. promoted John Shepherd to Eastern region customer service manager, Scott Burnett to Central region customer service manager, and Jim Litkovitz to Midwest region customer service manager...Kaman Industrial Technologies Corp. named John W. Pickering general manager of Kaman Linear Systems...Unisource Worldwide, Inc. named George Timchal to senior vice president of procurement...Precision Industries tapped Todd Washburn as director of the Fastener, Tool and Safety group...Dapra Corp. appointed John D. Jacobsen national sales and marketing manager...Miller Bearings, Inc. appointed Carlos Lopez director of corporate training...Joseph Industries, Inc. promoted Sheila Bednarcik to sales manager...Tristate Electrical Supply Co., Inc. appointed John W. Edwards director of integrated supply and Greg Powell director of the OEM/Automation and Electronics Division.