Border States Electric Supply (Fargo, N.D.): Tammy Miller has been appointed president. She has been with Border States since 1991, most recently as executive vice president with responsibility for the Southwest region and all accounting and finance activities. Gary Miller has been appointed executive vice president. He began his career with Border States in 1979. Most recently, he served as vice president, Northwest region. Greg Thrall, who joined Border States in 1973, has been appointed senior vice president. Most recently, he served as a vice president with responsibility for operations and inventory management, which he will continue to handle in his new role. In addition, Gary Miller and Greg Thrall were appointed to the board of directors, joining Tammy Miller; Brad Thrall, CEO; and Greg Hoffelt, senior vice president.
Sola/Hevi-Duty (Rosemont, Ill.): George Mulligan has been named president of Sola/Hevi-Duty, a brand of the EGS Electrical Group division specializing in identifying and providing industrial power quality solutions. Previously, Mulligan was vice president of international sales and sales operations for the ECM Division of EGS Electrical Group. Additionally, Mike Johnson has been appointed director of marketing. Johnson, who joined Sola/Hevi-Duty in 1992, had most recently held the position of product manager for power supplies.
National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED, St. Louis): George Adams Jr., president and chief executive officer of Electric Supply of Tampa Inc., Tampa, Fla., has been named incoming vice president-elect for NAED’s South Central Region. The South Central Region is currently led by Sam McCamy, III, president of Roden Electrical Supply, Knoxville, Tenn. In May, Mike Ales, vice president of purchasing and operations for Werner Electric Supply, Neenah, Wis., will become South Central Region vice president for the 2005-2006 year.
Cooper Wiring Devices (Peachtree City, Ga.): Mark McCabe has been named marketing sales representative/Northeast region. McCabe has been active in the electrical industry for 13 years.
Fairmont Supply Co. (Canonsburg, Pa.): Jeffrey Robinson has been promoted to manager sales, Western operations, and will continue to be located in Craig, Colo.
W.A.C. Lighting (Garden City, N.Y.): Sean Tham has been promoted to vice president of marketing. Tham, who has worked for W.A.C. Lighting for more than a decade, has served as both product manager and marketing manager for W.A.C. Lighting.
Davis Wholesale Electric (North Hollywood, Calif.) Steve Lockie has been promoted to vice president of purchasing and operations. The newly created position will handle all purchasing, warehouse, and operations at their North Hollywood distribution center. As a former principal of Industrial Wholesale Electric Co, Lockie brings more than 33 years of experience in electrical distribution to Davis. Davis Wholesale Electric is celebrating 40 years in business as a leading supplier of electric and data communications equipment. The company serves customers from its three locations in Southern California: Chatsworth, North Hollywood and Valencia.