People Jan. 25, 2008

Jan. 24, 2008
Rodger S. Cherry has been appointed president of Wiedenbach-Brown Co. Inc.

Wiedenbach-Brown Co. Inc. (Hawthorne, N.Y.): Rodger S. Cherry has been appointed president.Previously senior vice president of the commercial construction division for Wiedenbach-Brown, New York, Cherry has extensive lighting distribution and financial management experience. Prior to WB, Cherry was the president of the largest lighting distribution company in New York City. His lighting experience includes being senior vice president of Neoray Lighting, a linear fluorescent lighting manufacturer and vice president of International Lights, a lighting representative agency based in New York City.

Ideal Industries Inc. (Sycamore, Ill.): Joe Saganowich has been promoted to national field sales manager. He will report to Bob Bukowsky, vice president of sales for Ideal. Prior to his promotion, Saganowich served as Southeast regional sales manager for Ideal where he demonstrated his management and sales talents for the past eight years. In all, Saganowich brings a track record of more than 18 years in sales management to his new position. He will direct all Ideal field sales regions serving electrical distribution.

The Electric League of Milwaukee (Milwaukee): The following people have been elected to two-year terms as officers of the Electric League of Milwaukee. They are James Forret –Total Lighting, president; James Seefeldt –Venture Electric, vice president ; James Lloyd –Viking Electric, secretary ; and James Knoerr –Dolan & Dustin, treasurer.

Staco Energy Products Co. (Dayton, Ohio): Billy (Bo) Stanfill has been promoted to vice president of operations. In his new role, Stanfill will be responsible for all manufacturing and operations endeavors. He was production manager.

Pentadyne Power Corp. (Chatsworth, Calif.): Mark Campion has been appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer. Since 2003, Campion has been the CFO of Silicon Valley-based PolyFuel Inc., a leader in the development of engineered membranes for fuel cells. Campion brings 29 years of experience to Pentadyne, including a corporate accounting and finance background and being part of an IPO.

Dual-Lite, a Hubbell Lighting Inc. brand (Greenville, S.C.): Anthony (Tony) Campbell has been appointed to the position of manager, product development for life safety products. Campbell has spent 15 years in the lighting industry. His experience includes product and brand management positions with Devine Lighting (a Hubbell Lighting Inc. brand) and Holophane (an Acuity Brands company).

As manager, product development for Dual-Lite, Campbell’s primary responsibility will be the identification of new business and product opportunities for the life safety brand.