NAMES IN THE NEWS

MicroCare LLC appointed Brian Donnelly to the newly established position of Director of Manufacturing to oversee the day-to-day operations of the manufacturing group.

Maarten Heijbroek will become the CEO of Stahl beginning July 1, 2021. Heijbroek will also be a member of the company’s board. He will succeed Huub van Beijeren, who has decided to retire. Van Beijeren will continue to serve Stahl as a board member.

Motion Industries Inc. promoted James Howe to Executive Vice President — eCommerce, Sales Excellence, Strategic Pricing and Corporate Accounts; and Joe Limbaugh to Executive Vice President — Supply Chain, Operations Support, Marketing and Enterprise Excellence.

keim additec surface welcomed Tyler John as the new Technical Sales Manager. John's ability to communicate clearly, along with his technical expertise, will be an asset to the company and its clients.

Barentz (formerly Maroon Group) appointed Kelly Lozier as an Account Manager to cover the New England Region for the company’s expanding CASE & Plastics technical sales team.

Durmus Özcan has assumed responsibility for sales management at Nanotec — a manufacturer of drive solutions based near Munich, Germany. In his role as Sales Director, Özcan is also part of Nanotec’s executive management.

Sea-Land Chemical Co. hired Pete Pendergast as Sr. VP of Marketing and Sales, and has promoted Doug Honig to Director of Customer Experience. The company has placed the customer service team under the same organization as marketing, and Honig will report to Pendergast.

Hy-Brid Lifts named Dave Ritz Director of Sales covering the northeastern United States and eastern Canada. Ritz will provide customer support as well as continue the growth and channel development of Hy-Brid Lifts' line of low-level scissor lifts.

Hubert Windegger has joined the management of ASK Chemicals as Group Chief Financial Officer. Windegger will be responsible for the finance, controlling, digitalization and IT areas of the company. He succeeds Anders Wester, who left the company on Feb. 28, 2021.

Griffco Valve Inc. appointed Craig Wolsten to the position of Eastern Regional Sales Manager. He will provide training and sales support for the company's channel partners as well as manage the company's distributor network in the eastern United States and Canada.