American Standard Cos. appointed Dale Elliott president of its global bath and kitchen business, Donald Devine as president of the Americas region and Richard Ward, president of bath and kitchen Asia. Devine, Ward and John Rietveldt, who was named president of bath and kitchen Europe in May, will report to Elliott.
Elliott most recently was chairman, president and CEO of Snap-on Tools Corp. Prior to that, he was president of the company's diagnostics and industrial businesses. Before joining Snap-on in 1995, he spent 11 years with Emerson Electric, primarily in senior marketing and general management positions. Elliott succeeds James Dwyer, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.