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Staff -- Industrial Distribution, 9/1/2005

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Applied Industrial Technologies named Bob Boyle director, power transmission products...Hughes Supply, Inc. appointed Jonathan House vice president of supply chain management...Minnesota Flexible Corp. promoted Jeff Bush to customer service manager... The FD Johnson Co. named Denis Balogh vice president of sales and Doug Karpowicz vice president of operations...Leight Sales Co., Inc. appointed Paul Kruger as vice president of sales...Rexel, Inc. promoted Karl Williams to director of product management at its Dallas headquarters...

Parker Hannifin Corp. chairman emeritus Patrick Streeter Parker died from cancer at the age of 75... Climax Metal Products Co. named Townsend Clarke executive vice president...The American Welding Society elected Dr. Damian Kotecki, technical director for The Lincoln Electric Co.'s consumable division, president...The Lincoln Electric Co. elected George D. Blankenship as vice president, Cleveland operations, in addition to his position as vice president, global engineering, for the company's worldwide business... Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. appointed David J. Nangle as president of J.W. Harris Co., Inc....Lincoln Electric International Holding Co. appointed David M. LeBlanc as president of Lincoln Electric Europe, succeeding Ralph C. Fernandez, who will become president of Lincoln Electric Latin America, succeeding LeBlanc...Bulldog Rack Co. appointed Bob Knight regional manager, Southeast...RoboToolz appointed Robert C. Eichelberg as regional sales director...Columbus McKinnon Corp. announced the resignation of Robert R. Friedl as vice president, finance, and chief financial officer; the company named Karen L. Howard interim chief financial officer...Timken Co. appointed Ward J. Timken Jr. chairman, succeeding W.R. Timken Jr., who is resigning following his confirmation in July as U.S. Ambassador to Germany...