 T&S Brass hired Mike Orlando
(left) as business development manager. Among his previous positions
is VP of sales and marketing at CHG, USA (Component Hardware Group).Chicago Faucets promoted John Fitzgerald to VP of marketing. He joined the company in 2006 as director of marketing after stints with Elkay Manufacturing, System Sensor (a division of Honeywell), and Safety-Kleen. BrassCraft appointed Jim Pletcher to VP of wholesale sales. Replacing him in his former position as senior director of wholesale sales is Steve Adams, who will continue his current oversight of the southern region, buying groups and national accounts. Also, Ken Kemmerling was named sales manager for the central region of the wholesale channel. In other news, Jim Whiteherse retired as senior VP. Gerber Plumbing Fixtures LLC appointed Kevin McJoynt VP of marketing. Read more.  Haws Corp. announced that Sallie Haws (right) has been elevated to chairman and Thomas White will replace her as president. Michael H. Traynor is now chairman emeritus. More on this. Speakman Co. named Rob Cook its president, the first non-family member to lead the company. Read more. Hastings Tile & Bath, a distributor and importer of luxury bath and tile products for the kitchen and bath industry, hired Jody Rosenberg to head its sales and marketing organization. Rosenberg's 23-plus years of industry experience include a stint with Sonia America as its national sales director.  LATICRETE named Bill Sturrock (left) technical sales representative for its newly defined Eastern Canada territory which includes the Canadian Maritime Provinces, Quebec and East Ontario. Former Sloan Valve Co. marketing director Susan Kennedy has joined the American Society of Plumbing Engineers as its director of marketing. Read more. The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute named David Hagopian director of strategy and technology. More on this.    |
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