Elkay named Jack Krecek vice president/marketing, North America, Plumbing Products division. Krecek, a 21-year veteran at Elkay, had been vice president and general manager of the Elkay Water Cooler division. Also, Jeff Valles was appointed to marketing manager/faucets for Elkay's total faucet business. He had been a sales and marketing executive at Phylrich International, a manufacturer of premium faucets that was recently acquired by Elkay.