>> Noland Co. (Newport News, Va.) named John D. Martin regional manager for its South Central Region. He will oversee 16 branches in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. Since 2001 he has been manager of the Nashville, Tenn., complex, which includes satellite branches in Franklin and Clarksville, Tenn., and Bowling Green, Ky. Richard W. Sturges, who had been manager of Noland's Decatur, Ala., complex, will succeed Martin as manager of the Nashville complex. Sturges joined Noland in 2001 as manager of the Knoxville, Tenn., branch and had managed the Decatur complex since 2002.
>> Hughes Supply (Orlando, Fla.) appointed Dale E. Jones to its Board, replacing Toni Jennings, who resigned in May to serve as Florida's Lieutenant Governor. Jones currently serves as managing partner of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., Southeast area. The wholesaler also announced some changes in branch managers. Ronald Spencer is now branch manager at the Lady Lake Electrical and Plumbing branch in Lady Lake, Fla. Spencer joined Hughes in August. Most recently he was an operations manager for Ferguson. Walter Grice was named branch manager at the Marietta Plumbing branch in Marietta, Ga. He has been with Hughes three years, most recently serving as an operations manager at the Atlanta Plumbing branch in Doraville, Ga. Tom Davis is now branch manager at the Clearwater Electrical and Plumbing branch in Clearwater, Fla. He joined Hughes Supply in August and most recently was a general manager for a large plumbing contractor in North Carolina.