SC Fastening Systems appointed John Denny as general manager... Power Drives, Inc. named Louis Panzica president and CEO. He takes over for Paul Mansell, who is stepping down after 43 years with the company…Fastco Threaded Products, Inc. appointed Patrick Henson to its sales force…Kaman Industrial Technologies appointed Stephen M. Paolino director, strategic process development…W.W. Grainger appointed Gary L. Rogers, most recently vice chairman of General Electric Co., to its board of directors…IDC–USA named Steve Felts of Bearings & Industrial Sales, Inc., Pete Kalgreen of Akron Bearing Co., Inc., and Rob Creswell of Creswell Industrial Supply, Inc. to its board of directors, and named Dan Kazmierczak of Binkelman Corp. chairman of the board for his second term…Industrial Distribution Group, Inc. hired Paige Valentine as customer service manager of the York facility and promoted Kelly Geib to customer service manager of its Manitowoc, Wis., and Kingsford, Mich., facilities…

The board of directors of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. elected John M. Stropki as chairman…Norgren appointed Jim Mannebach as president and CEO of the Norgren Group…Best Manufacturing added Steve Turner as territory manager for Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington; Matthew Blank for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana; Rob Robinson for Kansas, Nebraska and western Missouri; and Landon Lanier for Alabama, Arkansas, the Florida Panhandle, Mississippi and part of west Tennessee…Columbus McKinnon Corp.'s board of directors appointed Linda A. Goodspeed and Stephen Rabinowitz as directors…Brighton-Best appointed regional managers Steve Andrasik and Chuck Halpin as key account managers for the United States.…Parker Hannifin Corp. announced that Duane E. Collins is retiring as chairman but will continue as a director; chief executive Donald E. Washkewicz will succeed Collins as chairman; and Nickolas W. Vande Steeg will become president and chief operating officer…Columbia Marking Tools appointed Andy Ruzzin as president of sales…Saf-T-Gard International, Inc. promoted Daniel M. McGivern to vice president of sales and promoted Loren S. Rivkin to vice president of marketing... WAGO Corp. added Jeff Cox as regional sales manager covering southern Wisconsin...

RedPrairie Corp. appointed Tom Dragotta as marketing leader and Carey W. Zimmerman as global marketing leader…Rockwell Automation, Inc. named Kevin Roach vice president of its Rockwell Software business.