Barnes Distribution promoted Peter Spraggs to managing director for Europe...Angelo Fraioli accepted the position of controller at Future Metals, Inc. ...Hydraulic Supply Co. named Joe Hegedus as its new manager of international sales...Hagemeyer North America appointed Jim Yaman as manager of its project management office...The board of directors of the Fastenal Co. elected Willard D. Oberton as president and chief operation officer ... Steve A. Jones has been named manager of Noland Co. 's Industrial Distribution Center (IDC) in Richmond...Strategic Distribution, Inc. hired Ron Fijalkowski as chief information officer...

North American Tool Corp. appointed Christi Lancaster as manager of financial services...Greg L. Havelka has been elected president and chief executive officer by Jet-Lube, Inc. ...Loctite Corp. named Constantine T. Kontonickas vice president and general manager of the company's general industrial business in the Americas...Bostik Findley appointed Gretchen Sullivan advertising and promotions manager for the company's industrial distribution group and appointed Lisa Yezzell to the position of sales and product support specialist ... North Safety Products appointed John Kime to the new position of senior vice president of sales and Charles Ellis to the new position of president...TriMark Corp. hired Kurt Cook as off-road sales manager...Greg Gillen joined E & T Plastic Mfg. Co., Inc. as national sales manager for distributing services...The Lincoln Electric Co. appointed Robert E. Dempsey to sales manager for alloy and hardfacing products...Carol Jensen has been named global research & development vice president for performance chemicals at The Dow Chemical Co. ...T.M. Smith Tool International Corp. appointed Joseph Chirco design engineer... Joyce/Dayton Corp. hired Larry Cox as regional sales manager for the lifting equipment division... DE-STA-CO Industries appointed Rick Cheseborough to the position of territory manager in the southwestern region...Titan Industries appointed Ronald Bass as territory sales manager for the southeast region...Interroll Corp. appointed Greg Wheeler as inside sales engineer for automation products.