• The IAPMO Board of Directors announced IAPMO COO/Executive Vice President DAVE VIOLA has been appointed CEO effective Jan. 1, 2021, taking over for GP RUSS CHANEY, who is retiring after a quarter-century at the helm of the 95-year-old association. Viola has more than 25 years of senior management experience within the plumbing and mechanical industry. He joined IAPMO in 2007 and was its COO for the past seven years.
• CHRIS CALABRO, a 30-plus-year veteran of the electrical, HVAC and fire safety industries, joins Channel Marketing Group as vice president. He will be supporting clients in the electrical, plumbing, HVAC and fire safety industries.