People May 27, 2005

CLS (Hartford, Conn.): Yolande Myerscough has joined the company’s marketing team and will handle the marketing responsibilities for CLS locations in Waterford, Conn.; Cranston, R.I.; and the Massachusetts locations in Bridgewater, Weymouth, Milford and Worcester. Prior to joining CLS, Myerscough was show coordinator with George Little Management. Additionally, Paul Klapman has been appointed branch manager of its Newport facility in Bridgewater, Mass. He joins CLS with more than 18 years of experience serving the electrical contractor market, most recently with Norwell Electric Supply, Norwell, Mass.

Encore Wire Corp. (McKinney, Texas): Daniel L. Jones, Encore Wire’s president and chief operating officer, has assumed the additional responsibilities of chief executive officer on an interim basis. Vincent A. Rego, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, suffered a stroke on May 9. Rego is currently undergoing treatment.

National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED, St. Louis): NAED has announced its new board of directors for 2005 - 2006. Chairman of the board is Bill Elliott, president of Elliott Electric Supply, Nacogdoches, Texas. Newly appointed chair-elect is John Duda, chairman and chief executive officer of Butler Supply Inc., St. Louis, Mo. Duda will become NAED chairman at the conclusion of the 2006 Annual Meeting, held April 22-26 in Orlando, Fla. The remainder of the 2005 - 2006 NAED board of directors includes Past Chair Peter de Steiger of Raymond De Steiger Inc., Sterling Heights, Mich.; Eastern Region Vice President Bruce Leff of The H. Leff Electric Co., Cleveland, Ohio; Western Region Vice President Tammy Miller, Border States Electric Supply, Phoenix; South Central Vice President Mike Ales, Werner Electric Supply Co., Neenah, Wis.; Eastern Region Vice President-Elect Sandra Rosecrans, City Electric Co. Inc., Syracuse, N.Y.; Western Region Vice President-Elect Les Williamson, Eoff Electric Co., Salem, Ore.; South Central Region Vice President-Elect George Adams Jr., Electric Supply of Tampa Inc., Tampa, Fla.; Member-at-Large Brent Spear, Electrical Distributors Inc., Charlotte, N.C.; Member-at-Large Cara Gordon Potter, Gordon Electric Supply Inc., Kankakee, Ill.; Member-at-Large Thomas Isenberg, Western Extralite Co., Kansas City, Mo.; Member-at-Large Richard Waterman, Rexel Inc., Addison, Texas; Finance Committee Chair Lawrence Stern, Standard Electric Supply Co., Milwaukee, Wis.; NAED Foundation Chair Robert Reynolds, Graybar Electric Co. Inc., St. Louis, Mo.; NAED Foundation Chair-Elect Jack Mumford, Sonepar USA, Portland Ore.; Manufacturer Representative Robert Smith, Pass & Seymour/Legrand, Syracuse, N.Y.; IDEA Chair Tom Kumm, Dakota Supply Group, Fargo, N.D.; Strategic Focus Chair Myers Lockard III, Hunzicker Brothers Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla.; and Your Emerging Talent (YET) Chair David White, Shealy Electrical Wholesalers Inc., Columbia, S.C.

Cooper Wiring Devices (Peachtree City, Ga.): Bob Pidgeon has been appointed market development manager. With more than 20 years of experience in the wiring-device industry, Pidgeon has been with Cooper Wiring Devices for seven years, most recently as product line manager for technology products.

ILSCO Corp. (Cincinnati): Alan M. Byer has been appointed eastern regional manager for ILSCO and UTILCO. He comes to ILSCO from Plymouth Rubber Co. where he served as a regional sales manager.

Champion Fiberglass Inc. (Spring, Texas): Eric S. Gudger has been appointed national sales manager. His extensive background includes years of experience in electrical distribution with Hughes Supply Inc. and GE Supply.