Hughes Supply Inc. (Orlando, Fla.): Thomas Starnes has been appointed to lead Hughes Supply’s maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) division. The appointment of Starnes to this newly created position comes after Hughes’ announcement on Nov. 26 of its pending acquisition of Century Maintenance Supply Inc. Starnes joined Hughes in July of 2001. Since that time, he has served as senior vice president of sales and marketing. In his new role, Starnes will be responsible for the operations of the combined Hughes and Century MRO business, which is expected to have revenues approaching $500 million in the next fiscal year, as well as government and health-care customer programs.

Border States Electric Supply (Fargo, N.D.): Border States has introduced a new management team in Albuquerque, N.M. Freddie Young joined Border States as the Albuquerque branch manager in October, bringing 35 years of industry experience. Dave Bills has been appointed sales manager, and will lead the sales team in the New Mexico markets. Bills is a 13-year Border States veteran with previous company experience as an account manager and branch manager. Additionally, Gail Quiggle has been named operations supervisor. Quiggle is a 30-year Border States veteran.

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