GE Supply announced the promotion of management staff to new posts: Domenic DiPalma, branch operations manager, Greenville, S.C.; John Hamernick, branch manager, Houston, Texas; Joe Carlo, manager, GE Supply Del Caribe of San Juan, Barceloneta and Mayaguez; Carlos Poventud, sales manager, San Juan; and Pedro Purcell, branch operations manager, GE Supply Del Caribe ...Hagemeyer North America appointed Philip Waddell director of logistics...Miller Bearings, Inc. announced the election of Richard B. Anderson as chairman of the board of directors and Edna R. Etheridge as vice chairman of the board...Bossard hired Mitchell Hall as field sales manager...Barnes Distribution appointed James E. Bartlett vice president of operations...Lindstrom Fastener Group appointed Steve Welch to the position of field sales covering the states of Fla., N.C., and S.C. ...

Bostik Findley, Inc. appointed Edward Bilger to manager of engineering for the company's construction and distribution division and promoted Igor N. Leclere to marketing manager for the company's construction & distribution division...Dyneon LLC named Dr. Greggory S. Bennett technical director...Speakman Co. announced the retirement of its southeastern regional sales manager Henry H. "Rusty" Spratlin, Jr. ...W.W. Grainger, Inc.'s board of directors appointed Frederick A. Krehbiel and Wesley M. Clark to the board...Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co. hired 20-year General Electric Co. veteran Joe Harlan as vice president in financial planning and analysis...Richard J. Seif has been appointed vice president of sales and marketing for Lincoln Electric US ...National Chemical Laboratories, Inc. appointed Charles Taylor regional sales representative for the North and South Carolina area...The ACS Group appointed Tony Mass business manager for ACS automation...Pennsylvania Crusher Corp. appointed Steven R. Kinback regional manager for areas within the Northeastern and Western U.S. ...The Stanley Works announced that Emmanuel A. Kampouris, retired chairman, president and chief executive officer of American Standard Companies, Inc., has joined the board of directors and that Paul M. Isabella has been appointed vice president of operations and elected as a corporate officer...Vulcan Lead Inc. appointed Maurice G. Michaud general manager...Leviton appointed John T. LaMontagne to Northeastern regional sales manager for the company's lighting control division...John Allenbach is the new vice president of U.S. sales for Fluke Corp. ...Klein Tools appointed Richard T. Klein, Jr. as chairman of the board...von Drehle Corp. appointed Carey D. Latimer as chief financial officer...

Management Information Systems Group, Inc. (MISG) announced several management promotions: Tony Boyette, vice president of technical services; Chris Gardner, vice president of marketing; David Davis, director of sales in strategic channels; and Earl Losey, director of sales in automotive... J.D. Edwards & Co. appointed Harry Debes to senior vice president, Americas...Fiberlink announced that Steve Zarrilli will be joining the company as chief financial officer...Vinimaya, Inc. appointed Eugene Mele Jr. senior vice president of operations, Rob Packnick director of client & partner services, and Rishi Gupta chief financial officer...Requisite Technology, Inc. appointed Robert King CEO and chairman of the board...Mike Klemp was named chief operating officer at Systems Design, Inc. ...Radcliffe Systems Inc. announced the addition of Len Ebersberger, president of Refrigerated Warehouse Consultants, Inc. , to its board of directors...Tyden Tek named Shalom Mouallem vice president of

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