Miller Bearings, Inc. appointed Ken Roberson and Jack Zuecca as regional managers in Florida...Brady Industries promoted Travis Brady to president, Janitorial Supply Division, as Bill Brady moves into the position of chief executive officer...NESCO appointed Paul Paris as district manager for the Peabody and Worcester, Mass., branches and the lighting showroom in Worcester; appointed Adrianne Musto as the corporate marketing manager; appointed Travis Bramlett as senior executive account manager with responsibility for national accounts out of the Charlotte, N.C., office; appointed Rocky Rocha as the director of distribution and operations; and promoted Paul Franchi to pricing manager...Kimball Midwest named Wayne Dabrowski as purchasing manager... Wolseley announced that Claude (Chip) A.S. Hornsby, chief executive of Wolseley North America and a company director, will be appointed group chief executive effective Aug. 1, 2006, following the retirement of Charles A. Banks...

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.'s board of directors elected David B. Speer as chief executive officer and as a member of the board...Cooper Industries appointed Kevin M. Stein as president of its Cooper Bussmann division...Flow Dry Technology promoted Tim Shahan to product manager of gasket products...The Ridge Tool Co. promoted Jay Gatz to vice president of strategic planning and development; promoted Ed McKiernan to vice president of marketing; and promoted Mark Downie to vice president of sales, Western hemisphere... The Lincoln Electric Co. appointed Phillip Fulgenzi distributor account manager...The Timken Co. named Donna J. Demerling senior vice president, quality and Lean Six Sigma and named Michael J. Hill senior vice president, supply chain management... Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc. promoted Robert Bosworth to vice president of sales...Leviton Manufacturing Co., named Donald J. Hendler as president and Stephen B. Sokolow as vice chairman of the board of directors...Even Cut Abrasive Co. appointed David Boatwright as vice president and controller for both Even Cut Abrasive Co. and Even Cut Abrasive Canada Ltd...U.S. Products hired Tesha Chavez as an account executive.