Coleman Cable Inc. (CCI, Waukegan, Ill.): The company recently announced a number of organizational changes that coincide with the recent acquisition of Copperfield and position the company for future growth. Rich Carr will remain the CEO of Copperfield and join the CCI executive management team as an executive vice president. Carr has more than 30 years experience in the industry, co-founding Copperfield in 1990. Mike Frigo has been appointed president of Copperfield, and will be senior vice president of CCI and a member of the executive management team. Frigo has a diverse background with more than 22 years in the wire and cable industry. Most recently he served as COO of Copperfield. Gene Stang has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing for the Copperfield division, reporting to Frigo. He will also retain responsibility for the wire and cable business unit at Coleman Cable. Stang has held numerous roles in manufacturing, distribution, sales and marketing during his 20-plus years with Coleman Cable. Jeff Johnston has been appointed to executive vice president of operations of CCI. He has been with the company for 12 years and has been a major contributor to the success of Coleman Cable. Ken McAllister has been appointed to senior vice president of Coleman Cable. In addition to his responsibilities for the Specialty and Consumer groups of Coleman Cable, McAllister has assumed responsibility for the Electrical Distribution business unit. McAllister has more than 25 years in the electrical industry, joining Coleman Cable in 2002 as vice president, Wire & Cable. Kurt Hennelly has been appointed to senior vice president of supply chain. Hennelly has been with Coleman Cable for 20 years, serving in a variety of roles, most recently as group vice president, Consumer Group and Global Sourcing. Kathy Jo Van has been appointed to senior vice president of corporate marketing and business development. Van has 20 years in the electrical industry, joining Coleman Cable in 2000. Most recently, Van served as group vice president, Electrical Group.
Eoff Electric (Portland, Ore.): The company recently announced management responsibility changes. Paul LeVeaux was named vice president/general manager. LeVeaux has served the electrical industry of Oregon since 1982 when he moved from Montana. Dale Denfeld was promoted to vice president – operations. Denfeld, who has served as director of operations since 2003, will have responsibility over all operations of the company. Jerry Poe was promoted to director of sales. Poe has served as branch manager of the Salem, Ore., location for the past four years. Poe will have direct responsibility for the Portland metro sales team as well as direction of the entire Eoff sales team working in conjunction with the local branch manager. Dale Mauk was promoted to director of projects for the company. He has served the electrical industry of Oregon and southwest Washington in quoting and project managing large projects since 1993.
The National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED, St. Louis): NAED has announced its new board of directors for 2007-2008. Chair of the board is Tammy Miller, CEO of Border States Electric Supply in Fargo, N.D. Newly appointed chair-elect is Richard (Dick) Waterman, executive vice president and CEO of International Electric Supply Corp. (IESC). Waterman will work closely with Miller to prepare for assuming NAED board leadership in 2008-2009. IESC is the holding company formed after the Rexel Group’s recent acquisition of GE Supply. Waterman has worked in the electrical industry for 40 years. He has served as a board member of the NAED Education & Research Foundation and as chairman of the Electro Federation of Canada. The remainder of the 2007-2008 NAED board of directors includes Past Chair John Duda, Butler Supply Inc., St. Louis, Mo.; NAED Eastern Region Vice President Daniel Gray, Independent Electric Supply, Somerville, Mass.; NAED South Central Region Vice President Glenn Goedecke, Mayer Electric Supply Co., Birmingham, Ala.; NAED Western Region Vice President Thomas Isenberg, Western Extralite Co., Kansas City, Mo.; NAED Eastern Region Vice President-Elect Richard Williams, Dominion Electric Supply Co. Inc., Arlington, Va.; NAED South Central Region Vice President-Elect Barry Boyer, Van Meter Industrial Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa; NAED Western Region Vice President-Elect Jack Henderson, Hunzicker Brothers Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla.; Member-at-Large Clifton Kelly, Stoneway Electric Supply, Spokane, Wash.; Member-at-Large David White, Shealy Electrical Wholesalers Inc., Columbia, S.C.; Member-at-Large Robert Reynolds Jr., Graybar Electric Co. Inc., St. Louis; Member at Large Joe Huffman, Consolidated Electrical Distributors Inc., Westlake Village, Calif.; NAED Finance Committee Chair Lawrence Stern, Standard Electric Supply Co., Milwaukee; NAED Foundation Chair Jack Mumford, Western Region Sonepar USA, Portland, Ore.; NAED Foundation Chair-Elect John Spoor, State Electric Supply Co., Huntington, W.Va.; NAED Manufacturer Representative Larry Powers, Genlyte Group, Union, N.J.; IDEA Vice Chair Todd Kumm, Dakota Supply Group, Fargo, N.D.; and Your Emerging Talent (YET) Chair Douglas Borchers, Dickman Supply Inc., Sidney, Ohio.