• Rheem Manufacturing Co. (New York) hired R. Craig Breese (upper right) as president of its Water Heating Division, replacing Simon Parfitt, who has been promoted to vice president of finance, corporate.

  • MSI HVAC (Fontana, Calif.) appointed Harold Owens (lower right) as the director of purchasing. He will also be responsible for overseeing all purchasing and manufacturer, supplier negotiations.

  • Denso Sales California (Long Beach, Calif.) named Kazu Yanagawa vice president of its materials control group.

  • Eclipse Inc. (Rockford, Ill.) hired Robert Sanderson as a sales representative.

  • Lennox International (Dallas) appointed David Moon as president and COO of its refrigeration business segment.

  • Thermaflex (Cookeville, Tenn.) opened a 140,000-square-foot manufacturing center in Phoenix, replacing the company's California facility.

    Publication date: 08/28/2006