People June 6

Leviton

(Little Neck, N.Y.): Dave Sanders has been appointed to the position of director of national accounts for Leviton's voice and data division. Sanders previously served as district sales manager for the division's West Coast region.

Affiliated Distributors

(A-D) (King of Prussia, Pa.): Stewart Gale has been appointed vice president of marketing and business development after 25 years with Rockingham Electrical Supply Co. where Gale most recently served as vice president/director of sales.

Baynes Electric Supply

(Brockton, Mass.): Michael O'Neil has joined the company as an outside sales manager. He joins Baynes from the law firm Goodwin, Proctor where he practiced both corporate, and trust and estate law.

Holophane

(Newark, Ohio): Peter Schreiber has been named vice president, marketing operations. He comes to Holophane from RR Donnelley where he most recently served as national account manager.

The Hite Co.

(Altoona, Pa.): Katherine Hite-Brouse has been named vice president of marketing, succeeding Jack Hatch who has stepped down to a semi-retirement role and who continues to work on special projects. Hite-Brouse joined the company's marketing department in 1998 and served most recently as director of marketing. T. Scott Lawhead has been named regional vice president. Lawhead has held a variety of management positions at Hite, including his most recent position as regional sales manager. Paul Shields has also been named a regional vice president. A 20-year Hite veteran, Shields has held a variety of positions including his most recent position as regional sales manager.

North Central Electrical League

(Bloomington, Minn.): Jim Budke, PE, of TKDA Engineers & Architects, St. Paul, Minn., has been elected president of the North Central Electrical Leauge DataComm council for 2003-2004. He succeeds Gary Nereson, a consultant based in Andover, Minn.

Maurice Electrical Supply

(Washington, D.C.): Fran Caravelli, formerly of Biben Marketing Group, has joined Maurice Electrical as executive vice president. With nearly 40 years in the electrical industry, Caravelli has held various management positions with several electrical distributors, including Graybar when he began his career in 1964.

W.A.C. Lighting

(Garden City, N.Y.): Joining W.A.C.'s product development team is Henry Muller, who spent 35 years with Lightolier, including 25 years as a design director.