ORS Nasco hired Alan D. Kilian as director of marketing for power tools, power tool accessories and abrasives... MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. promoted David K. Sandler to president and chief executive officer...Grainger appointed Stuart L. Levenick to its board of directors, bringing the total number of members to 11...Shareholders of Applied Industrial Technologies elected John F. Meier and Peter C. Wallace, both CEOs of New York Stock Exchange-listed companies, to its board of directors...Brady Industries appointed Jeffrey Pease as corporate vice president, sales and marketing...Advanced Handling Systems, Inc. appointed Steve Schrecker as account manager for the Louisville market, Lorie Cribbs as account manager for the Cincinnati and Dayton areas, and Tina Hogel as key accounts manager...Smith Seal of NC hired Dean Williams as sales engineer and Arthur DeStout as an inside salesperson...W.A. Vorpahl, Inc. hired Nicole Noonan as marketing coordinator...

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. promoted Vincent K. Petrella and George D. Blankenship to senior vice president and Richard J. Seif to senior vice president of The Lincoln Electric Co.... Ansell Healthcare named Tom Draskovics director of marketing for its North American occupational division...SPIR STAR Ltd. promoted Jacob Noack to sales representative... Tornado Industries welcomed Adam Schaffer as a "direct hire" sales manager covering Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut...Donald M. Ziegler, senior sales and marketing vice president of Brennan Industries, died Sept. 22 at a Cleveland-area hospice. He was 71...Regal-Beloit elected Dean Foate, president and CEO of Plexus Corp., to its board of directors.