Michael Kazmierczak, an account manager with Binkelman Corp. in Toledo, Ohio, passed away on Oct. 12. Kazmierczak, the brother of Binkelman owner Dan Kazmierczak, was 53... Jergens Industrial Supply named Matthew Schron general manager…Airgas Inc. appointed Robert Young senior vice president and general counsel and named Kevin McBride president of Airgas Great Lakes …Carlson Systems LLC named Jeff Sharpe regional sales manager covering Arizona, Nevada and northern California and Spence Jessee regional sales manager for the Phoenix and Tucson construction markets…Applied Industrial Technologies named John Leyo area vice president for the company's North Atlantic territory…Barnes Distribution named Brett Reeder branch manager, Cleveland Sourcing Solutions Group…Kaman Corp. named Neal Keating president and CIO, succeeding Paul Kuhn when he retires in early 2008…Newark appointed Paul Buckley to the new position of senior vice president, product and regional supplier management…Summit Electric Supply named Dan McLaughlin head of its Dallas service center and Steve Peterson area sales manager, central Texas…IDC-USA appointed Lance Book outside sales representative.

Drives Inc. promoted Barbara J. Ross to national accounts manager and named Thomas Hesse regional manager…SKF appointed Ingalill Östman senior vice president, group communication…KT Pro Tools LLC named Marsha Parmelee sales manager…Walter USA Inc. named W. Douglas Ewald marketing director…Streamlight named Danny Williams territory manager, industrial and fire divisions…Mercer Abrasives named Frank Prenda national sales manager…Swagelok Co. named Sunniva Collins senior research fellow…Textron Inc. appointed Kevin Wu vice president of government relations and business development for Textron China…The Timken Co. announced the following appointments: Michael Connors, president, process industries; J. Ron Menning, president, aerospace and defense; Daniel Muller, president, distribution and services; Peter Sproson, vice president, commercial transportation systems; and Kenneth Hopkins, vice president, light vehicle systems…Tomkins Associates named Mark Buffum chief operating officer.