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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS CONGRATS!

Anvil International made the fol- lowing announcements: • Sylvain Perreault was promoted

to national sales manager for Anvil International Canada (AIC). He has been with Anvil more than 30 years. After beginning his tenure with the company in inside sales, he has held several positions in outside sales and management, most recently as direc- tor of sales for eastern Canada. • Rick Laviolette joined the com- pany as VP and GM of Anvil Engi-

pany’s Colville, Wash., facility as sales engineer, specializing in indus- trial refrigeration and heat transfer coil applications. Shelden was previ- ously project manager at Siemens In- dustry. • Bruce Kietzman is general man-

ager of Colmac Coil Midwest, re- sponsible for overall performance, quality and safety relating to the op- eration of the company’s Paxton, Ill., manufacturing plant. He joined the Colmac team with more than 30

•THE WHOLESALER® —MAY 2011

Mike Lepley will join Embassy

Group Ltd. as director of business de- velopment, effective July 1. Lepley is currently director of HVAC/R with KFLEX USA. He has 25 years of sales and management experience, with 15 years in plumbing and HVAC/R. Em- bassy Group president Walter P. Gumm said, “Mike’s transition into Embassy will include two phases. First, he will expand our HVAC/R division and sec- ondly, he will be groomed to evolve into the position of president at the end of 2012, when I retire.” Geothermal Exchange Organiza-

Sylvain Perreault Rick Laviolette

neered Pipe Supports (EPS). Laviolette will be responsible for all aspects of the EPS operation, with a particular focus on expanding the di- vision globally. His background in- cludes 29 years of diversified management experience in sales, manufacturing and applications engi- neering, including president of Res- olute Composite Technologies. Paul F. Martin, senior director of

program & business development with the ASA Education Founda- tion, retired effective March 1. Martin was with the Foundation 12 years, serving as its executive director for most of his tenure. “Paul has been an

Bruce Kietzman Jim Davenport

years of management experience at Baltimore Aircoil Company. The board of directors of Colonial

Commercial Corp. recently made two announcements: • Melissa Goldman-Williams will

serve as VP-operations. She has been a member of the board of directors of Goldman Associates since January 1996 and also served as COO of the HVAC distribution division of Gold- man Associates from 1996 to 2001, when the division was acquired by Colonial. • Pete Gasiewicz, VP-sales since January 2008, will serve as a director of the company. He has extensive knowledge and experience in HVAC and distribution, having held many executive positions in the industry with Fedders and two wholly-owned ICP distributors operating approxi- mately 31 locations. Deacon Industrial Supply Co. ap-

Paul F. Martin Todd Shelden

integral part of the success of our Foundation, and the industry will ben- efit from his significant contributions and leadership for years to come,” said ASA EVP Michael Adelizzi. Martin will continue working on a project basis for the Foundation and will available to help the membership and other distribution professionals with their training needs on a consulting basis. He can be reached at pmart45@ sbcglobal .net. Colmac Coil Manufacturing Inc. made the following appointments: • Todd Shelden joined the com-

pointed Jim Davenport purchasing director. He has been in the construc- tion industry since 1982, working for both national and international com- panies. Most recently, he was director of purchasing for the Pulte Group and was recognized as among the indus- try’s top 100 purchasing executives by Professional Builder magazine. M&G DuraVent Inc. CEO and

president Stephen Eberhardmade the decision, with the board of directors’ acceptance, to resign his positions, effective May 31. The board of direc- tors will oversee the process for the identification and selection of a new CEO and president. The company does not expect to make any addi- tional structural changes or executive leadership changes in the near future.

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tion (GEO) chairman of the board Daniel Ellis announced that Douglas A. Dougherty accepted the position of GEO president. Dougherty was most recently president of the Illinois Telecommunications Association. Prior to that, he worked for Illinois’ lieutenant governor—first as execu- tive director of the governor’s rural affairs council and then as senior ad- visor for economic development. Grundfos Pumps promoted

Sherry Primm to national accounts manager for the Buildings business unit. Primm will be responsible for management, development and growth of national and key wholesale accounts. She joined Grundfos in 2004 as a district sales manager in the Northwest territory and has also served as key account manager for the west region — Buildings. Mitsubishi Electric announced that Tom McSorley will join the

Chris Holbert Mike Leonard

ness development, increasing market share, vendor relations and daily functions. He has more than 23 years experience in the lumber, masonry and home center industries. Roy Harris has been named regional

sales manager for MTI Whirlpools, with responsibilities for the Southwest and Northwest. Harris has been with MTI for 17 years, most recently serv- ing as sales manager for major ac- counts in the Southeast, including Georgia, Florida and Louisiana. Jeff Rainville was named director

of sales and marketing for Polygon. Before joining the company, Rainville spent more than 20 years in the insurance industry, holding posi- tions in management, sales and mar- keting. He will be responsible for

Jeff Rainville Brady Poskin

strategic planning and implementa- tion of all Polygon sales and market- ing strategies in North America. Prier Products announced two promotions: • Brady Poskin was promoted to

Stephen Eberhard Tom McSorley

Northeastern zone team as regional manager for the eastern Pennsylva- nia, southern New Jersey and Delaware regions. McSorley was for- merly the regional manager for chan- nel development for the Mitsubishi Electric Southern zone. Modern Supply made the follow- ing announcements: • Chris Holbert has joined the com-

pany as an outside sales representa- tive, covering Knoxville and the surrounding area. Holbert is responsi- ble for new business development in both the contractor and consumer mar- kets. He has more than 13 years expe- rience in the kitchen and bath industry. • Mike Leonard is the branch man-

ager of the Johnson City location. Leonard is responsible for overseeing all branch activities, including busi-

plant manager of the Grandview fa- cility, where he had been production manager. His new responsibilities in- clude business forecasting and plan- ning of all manufacturing activity and development of the master produc- tion schedule. • Joe Bruscato was promoted to

supply chain manager after serving as purchasing manager. Bruscato is re- sponsible for ma- terial requirement planning, pur- chasing, inventory control, the ship- ping department and vendor man- agement. He will work closely with the sales and man- ufacturing depart- ments on business

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