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Indian River Consulting Group and Texas A&M University will hold their first quarterly Executive Management Conference for an exclusive group of 15 to 20 distribution presidents and CEOs at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Fla., on Oct. 2-4.

Hughes Supply (Orlando, Fla.) promoted Bob Webber to branch manager in Atlanta. Most recently he had been branch manager for Hughes Marietta, Ga., branch. He has been with the company for five years.

Bensur Advertising and Maritz Inc., an advertising agency and international travel company, respectively, have collaborated on a program.

A post-convention questionnaire sent to distributors and vendors who attended the first Pacific Western Distributors Association annual meeting revealed that of those responding, 79% of distributors and 91% of vendors rated the utility and enjoyment of the event as very good or excellent.

Lochinvar Corp. donated more than $4,000 to Cumberland University in support of the local community and the Cumberland University Business School.

The Haws Corp. promoted Margo Mee to sales manager, reporting to Ray Doane, vice president/sales and marketing.

Ferguson named Rob Braig to the newly created position of regional manager commercial-industrial, where he will work with corporate business development.

M.W. "Bud" Meyer, 80, co-founder of plumbing supply firm William F. Meyer Co., Aurora, Ill., died July 6.

Gary Buffington, 57, executive vice president of the Industrial Distribution Association, died July 11 after a battle with cancer.

ASA Education Foundation is sponsoring one-day "Top Gun Survival Schools" for distributors' sales forces, led by consultant Dave Kahle.