PEOPLE

By Staff -- Industrial Distribution, 8/1/2000

DISTRIBUTORS

Integra named Ronald J. Cory executive vice president of strategic acquisitions and national accounts for its integrated procurement solutions division. Joseph R. Homa has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer ...R.L. Hudson & Co. announced Rupe Whisman will be territory manager for Ohio ... The Western Assn. of Fastener Distributors honored Bill Hayes of Hawaii Nut and Bolt and Ed McIlhon of Iowa Industrial Products for their work on behalf of the fastener industry regarding the Fastener Quality Act. Named to WAFA's board of directors are: Gordon Hubbard, North State Fasteners, president; Steve Kendall, Portland Screw, vice president; and Craig Harper of WCL, secretary/treasurer ...Bunzl Distribution Inc. promoted Joel Benedetti to general manager of Papercraft Portland and announced Tim McLaughlin will be its manager of logistics business development ...Fastar, Inc. hired Stefanie O'Connell as operations manager ... MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. appointed Charles A. Boehlke, Jr. senior vice president and chief financial officer. Shelley M. Boxer was named vice president of finance ...Fastenal Co. added Michael J. Dolan and Reyne K. Wisecup to its board of directors.

MANUFACTURERS

Sauer-Danfoss Inc. named its global senior management team. Klaus H. Murmann will serve as chairman and Jorgen Clausen will serve as vice chairman. David L. Pfeifle becomes president and chief executive officer, Niels Erik Hansen is executive vice president and chief operating officer, and David J. Anderson becomes vice president sales and marketing, Americas and East Asia. The management team also includes: Hans J. Cornett, vice president sales and marketing, Europe; Per Have, vice president, information technology; Richard Jarboe, vice president, open circuit; Thomas Kittel, vice president hydrostatics, Europe; Henrik Krabsen, vice president, valves; Finn Lyhne, vice president, motors and steering; Kenneth D. McCuskey, vice president, finance; and Albert Zahalka, vice president, electrohydraulics ... Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. named Richard Elliott chief financial officer ... Schroeder Industries is restructuring its fluid power division sales and marketing team. James A. Mock will be director of sales and distribution for North America. Regional managers will include Earl Persinger, Colby Dyer, Harry Conn and Russell Olmsted. Bob Besterman becomes plant manager at its McKees Rocks, Pa., site and Frank M. Ligons is manager of the market and customer development department. Gregory C. Young will be product manager for the Schroeder CheckTM product line. Justin Dow has been hired as project engineer and Sean Brittner will be CAD administrator. John A. Tuba will be U.S. northern territory field representative for Schroeder's mining division... The Stanley Works' board of directors elected William Y. O'Connor to its board. O'Connor is chairman and chief executive officer of GTECH Holdings Corp ... Fred V. Fowler appointed David L. Martin regional district manager for its Southeastern states' sales territory ...ERB Industries, Inc. hired Sean Rich as director of management information systems ...Textron Fastening Systems named Charles "Chuck" E. Schwab its human resources vice president ...Danaher Corp. appointed James A. Lico president of Fluke and named Craig B. Purse president of its industrial controls group.

SOFTWARE/TECHNOLOGY

CommerxTM hired David O'Meara as its vice president of corporate development and Ram Ramakrishnan vice president of global business development. Richard "Chip" Hay will serve as vice president of strategy ...WeldersMall.com named Nathaniel Leonard as its president and Mac McKenzie as its executive vice president ...TPN promoted Claire Hancock to vice president of human resources ...IndustrialAmerica named Greg Worch its vice president of sales.