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ABB (Atlanta)Chris Marlow (in photo) has joined ABB Installation Products, leading its U.S. channel organization and strategic initiatives focused on further strengthening relationships...

WAGO (Germantown, WI): Dustin Reid (photo) was hired as the company’s regional sales manager for Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas. After studying electrical engineering at Iowa State...

RD WrightElectri-Flex Roselle, IL, appointed RD Wright Inc. as their new rep in upstate New York. RD Wright has served this territory for 40 years and is a third-generation rep...

(Left-to-right) Andrew Dawes, Thomas Hartland-Mackie, John Gray and Jeremy Saunders.

(Left-to-right) Andrew Dawes, Thomas Hartland-Mackie, John Gray and Jeremy Saunders.

Arlington Industries (Scranton, PA)Jim Cortese (in photo) was promoted to national sales manager and will be responsible for all sales activities in the domestic U.S. electrical...

Morris Products, Inc. (Queensbury, NY): Kyle Vespa was appointed Western regional sales manager. A graduate of Florida State University, Vespa is located in the Denver area and...

LEDVANCE (Wilmington, MA)Vivian Lee-Lauss is now the head of global brand management, according to a LinkedIn post. She has been with LEDVANCE for five years. Classic Wire & Cable...

Champion Fiberglass (Houston)Christopher Kissel (photo above) has joined Champion Fiberglass as the new CEO. He has years of experience the oil & gas and natural resources sectors...

Synergy Electrical SalesSynergy Electrical Sales has been appointed as the new representative for Signify’s professional luminaires and lighting control systems in the Philadelphia...

Champion Fiberglass (Houston)Scott Patchan (photo above) has been promoted to the VP of Sales & Marketing. He has been with Champion Fiberglass for over a decade and has over ...

Elliott Electric Supply, Nacogdoches, TX, introduced a new board of directors that reflects their focus on internally-directed management of the business. Elliott managers make...

Schneider Electric (Boston)Michael Lotfy Gierges (photo above) was appointed executive VP for its global Home & Distribution division and will lead Schneider Electric’s drive ...

Effective June 19, JD Martin Co. will represent Champion Fiberglass in New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. Founded in 1954 by Jim Martin in Dallas, today JD Martin Co. is owned ...

Independent Electric Supply (IES) (Somerville, MA)The company made several executive changes to accelerate growth in its New England market. Bob Trolander (photo above) has been...

Hodges Southwest (HSW), Houston, has expanded its existing relationship with MP Husky to include south Texas. Hodges Southwest has represented MP Husky in north Texas (excluding...

Gross Electric (Toledo, OH)The American Lighting Association’s Women in Lighting Committee has announced that Laurie Gross, (photo above) president of Gross Electric and current...

Crawford Electric Supply/Sonepar (Houston)Chastity DeVito (photo above) joined the company as Houston sales leader and member of the branch’s management team. DeVito is an electrical...