W.W. Grainger promoted Laura D. Brown to vice president, marketing, and Debra S. Oler to vice president, marketing and sales effectiveness... Cutting Tools and Solutions hired David Swanson as CTAS' senior sales engineer...Hagemeyer North America (HNA) united its existing strategic sourcing and marketing groups and appointed Lisa Mitchell as executive vice president, product strategy...A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc., promoted Ken Currence, presently the company's vice president of sales and marketing, to chief operating officer...Mid-State Sales, Inc., promoted Jeff Snyder and Gary James to territory managers...Noland Co. appointed Jean F. Preston as vice president, marketing and branch operations for the wholesale distribution firm, replacing Kenneth C. King, who is retiring; the company also appointed Paul J. Barber as director of corporate data... Heartech Precision, Inc. appointed Lee. D. Flick as district sales manager...

Wright Tool hired James D. Rowland as director of international sales... Ironclad Performance Wear hired Kent Pachl as vice president, sales and marketing...Minnesota Flexible Corp. promoted Shannon Hunter to territory sales manager for Northern Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin...Pelican Products appointed Scott Ermeti as vice president of marketing and international business development...WAGO Corp. appointed Eric Langhorst as regional sales manager covering Colorado, New Mexico, Eastern Wyoming and Eastern Montana and appointed Keith Vangilder as regional sales manager for Western Tennessee, Arkansas and Northern Mississippi... Kennametal, Inc. appointed Cathy R. Smith as executive vice president and chief financial officer...Bulldog Rack Co./Hi-Line Storage Systems appointed Bob Knight as the first factory regional manager—Southeast, distributor sales...Cooper Industries appointed Randy L. Ribbing as vice president, sales and marketing, Cooper Connection, effective in June; Ribbing will succeed Thomas E. Briggs who will retire this year...

Staco Energy Products appointed Joe Bertsch Sales Co., R.S. Industrial Sales, and Stevens Sales Co. as manufacturer's representatives.