ALPHARETTA, Ga. — LG Air Conditioning Technologies recently named Darren Gibula vice president of operations.

Gibula joins LG from Owens & Minor, where he worked most recently as vice president of inventory, responsible for demand planning, supply planning, and inventory and optimization for the products and health-care services division. But he is familiar with LG, the company said, having spent nearly six years with the company in the Air Conditioning Technologies division in operations and customer experience roles.

In his new job, Gibula has direct oversight of business systems, operations, training, aftermarket support, and the technical support call center.