PEOPLE

By Staff -- Industrial Distribution, 10/1/2000

DISTRIBUTORS

Grainger.comr appointed Steven K. Braun vice president, marketing ... KBC Tools & Machinery chairman and founder Karel Bass died in California June 25. He was 84 ... Genuine Parts Co. announced several corporate officer changes. G. Thomas Braswell is now senior vice president, information technology. R. Craig Bierman is now vice president, technology planning and e-commerce. R. Bruce Clayton is now vice president, risk management and employee services. Richard A. Geiger was elected vice president of finance of the U.S. automotive parts group ... SJF Material Handling Inc. named Leonard Lane chief financial officer ... Warren Electric Group promoted three to vice president. John T. Draper was named executive vice president/chief sales officer. Jack Barnes Sr. is senior vice president-sales, electrical and automation products in the U.S. Gus Smith, Sr. is vice president-sales for all telecom and utility products in the U.S. ... EFC International hired Ed Self as general manager of its new Atlanta branch ... the John Day Co. named Steve Regan vice president and warehouse manager. Jason Smith was promoted to industrial sales manager ... von Drehle Corp. named Michael White as regional sales manager for its Ohio, Michigan and Indiana territories and hired Jim Haynes as regional sales manager for its Georgia, Alabama and northern Florida areas ... Braas Co. promoted Dave Ward to president and chief executive officer ... Marmon/Keystone Corp. named Barry A. Glaser branch manager of its Los Angeles (Pomona) service center and promoted Staci D. Griffin to inside sales manager. James P. "Jay" Weaver has accepted an account manager post in southern California. Larry Bliss has joined the company as account manager of its San Francisco Bay territory ... Motion Industries announced Carl Beck has retired as distribution manager for its Tracy, Calif., center. He will be succeeded by Dan Krska ... Briggs-Weaver named Larry J. Drake director of marketing ... Questron Technology, Inc. appointed Susan Wright to the newly created position of director, investor relations ...

MANUFACTURERS

Kennametal Inc. announced several personnel changes. F. Nicholas Grasberger III is vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds James R. Breisinger who will become chief operating officer of the company's newly created advanced materials solutions group. H. Patrick Mahanes is executive vice president, global strategic initiatives. Derwin R. Gilbreath is chief operating officer of the newly formed metalworking and solutions group ... Cooper Industries appointed John P. Peterson as vice president, marketing for the company's electrical products segment ... Alpha Wire Co. appointed Rick Kolster as its western sales manager... Channellock, Inc . announced Scott T. Jonap will direct the company's international sales division. He also is vice president of sales and marketing ... Hermes Abrasives appointed Fred Warner industry manager... Kennedy Manufacturing Co. promoted marketing manager John Aycock vice president, marketing and corporate officer ... Pelican Products, Inc. appointed Shawn P. Meehan as division sales manager, major accounts ... Powers Fasteners Inc. named Ray Williamson director of engineering and Philip T. Rose vice president, sales and manufacturing ... Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc . announced Dennis Sadlowski will be vice president and general manager of its electrical apparatus business unit ... Nylok Fastener Corp. appointed Tom Richards as quality assurance manager at its Michigan manufacturing facility ...

SOFTWARE/TECHNOLOGY

Navision Software US, Inc. named Bill Moffett its technology alliance manager ... Prophet 21 announced a strategic partnership with AmSan, Inc., a subsidiary of American Sanitary Inc. ... IndustrialAmerica expanded its senior management team. Kevin O'Reagan will be vice president, technology and Linda Hausman will be vice president of human resources. Allan Kaplan is vice president and controller and John Lefevere is general counsel ... supplyFORCE.com named Sheldon M. Bonovitz , Tony Brenner and Greg Case new members of its board of directors ... BuildPoint Corp. hired Alec Neville to be chief financial officer ... Zebra Technologies Corp. promoted Jeffrey R. Kaufman to director of its newly formed networking and software products group in the product management organization ... ASC Telecom, L.P., announced Peter H. Giese joined the company as executive vice president, sales and marketing ... CNF promoted Kevin Coel to corporate controller ... Coughlin Logistics named Bob Brescia vice president, operations process planning and business applications.