People Sept. 26

Sept. 26, 2003
Cooper Wiring Devices (Long Island City, N.Y.): Jeffrey Roberts has been appointed executive vice president of Cooper Wiring Devices. Formerly with Emerson

Cooper Wiring Devices (Long Island City, N.Y.): Jeffrey Roberts has been appointed executive vice president of Cooper Wiring Devices. Formerly with Emerson Electric Co. as vice president and general manager of Emerson’s air moving motors division, Roberts will be responsible for all sales, marketing and engineering activities. Roberts succeeds Parag Mehta, who recently resigned after eight years as executive vice president. Mehta played an important role in integrating the Eagle and Arrow Hart product lines and introducing the new Cooper Wiring Devices brand.

Noland Co. (Newport News, Va.): John Martin has been named regional manager for the company’s south central region, which covers Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. Martin joined Noland in 1997. Most recently, he served as manager of the Nashville complex, which includes satellite branches in Franklin and Clarksville, Tenn; and Bowling Green, Ky. Richard Sturges succeeds Martin as manager of the Nashville complex. Previously, Sturgis managed Noland’s Decatur complex of branches.

Acuity Brands Inc. (Atlanta): Jay Davis has been elected to the board of directors. Davis is chairman and chief executive officer of National Distributing Co. Inc. (NDC), the third largest U.S. distributor of alcoholic beverages. This addition to the Acuity Brands board brings the total number of directors to ten.

FCI-Burndy Products (Manchester, N.H.): Ben Crutcher was appointed utility market manager, responsible for setting the strategy, tactics, and new product development for FCI’s core utility market segment. He comes to FCI with a twenty-five year background in marketing and sales.

Hughes Supply Inc. (Orlando, Fla.): Ronald Spencer is now the branch manager at the electrical and plumbing branch in Lady Lake, Fla. Spencer joined Hughes Supply in August. Previously, he was an operations manager for Ferguson Enterprises. Additionally, Tom Davis is now the branch manager at the electrical and plumbing branch in Clearwater, Fla. Davis also joined Hughes Supply in August. Previously, he was a general manager for a large plumbing contractor in North Carolina.

i2 Trade Service (San Diego, Calif.): i2 Trade Service has appointed two new supplier business development managers to promote its recently launched i2 Distributor Catalog marketing program. Albert E. Stumm (aka “Al” or “Albert E.” to some in the distribution business) brings 20 years of national catalog marketing experience. William “Bill” Liberator has more 30 years of business-to-business marketing experience, 15 of which working directly for the industrial distribution industry in inside sales, outside sales and management.

Independent Electrical Contractors (Alexandria, Va.): IEC has inducted its 2004 national officers: President J.B. Wise of Wise Electric Inc., Monument, Colo; Senior Vice President John Biagas of Bay Electric Co. Inc., Newport News, Va.; Vice Presidents David Ekmark of Ekmark Electric Co. Inc., Memphis, Tenn., and John Quebe of KenMor Electric, Houston; Treasurer Dennis Thomas of Thomco Electric Inc., Beltsville, Md.; and Secretary Denny Denier of Denier Electric Co. Inc., Ross, Ohio. Gene Mini of VJ Mini & Son Inc., Boonton, N.J., will serve as immediate past president.

Platt Electric Supply Inc. (Beaverton, Ore.): The distributor has appointed branch managers for its four new branches, which opened in August. After one and a half years with Platt Electric, Kyle Hollwagner will manage the Missoula, Mont., branch office. Amanda Gorton, who has been with Platt for 18 years, will manage the Livermore, Calif., branch. Phil Jasperson, a 14-year Platt veteran, will manage the Chehalis, Wash., branch. Nate Mayes, who has been with Platt Electric for one and a half years, will manage the Wenatchee, Wash., branch.