The Chicago Faucet Co., a member of the Geberit Group, announced that William Christensen became its president/CEO effective Feb. 22. He joined the Geberit Group in November 2004 and most recently was head of strategic marketing in Jona, Switzerland.
Alsons Corp. won three 2006 Award for Design Excellence (ADEX) awards. Shown here, its IN2ITION™ hand shower was a Gold Award winner. It combines a traditional hand-held shower with five spray settings and a fixed showerhead with an extra-wide spray.
HOUZER stainless steel sinks has secured manufacturers reps in every key market of the United States, currently totaling 28 agencies, according to Kenneth F. Fey, executive director. The most recent appointments include: Smith & Stevenson for North and South Carolina; Preferred Sales for Ohio, western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and western New York; Paul L. Korman Sales for New York City, Long Island and Westchester County; KWA Marketing for Indiana & Kentucky; Stabeck Sales & Marketing for Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska; Vernon Bitzer Associates for eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey and Delaware; Moore Gray Sales for Michigan; Pinnacle Sales Group South-East for Georgia; and Mission Sales for Missouri.
Hansgrohe said its Axor Starck X, by designer Philippe Starck, received multiple design awards in 2005. Shown here, the Axor Starck Waterwall shower system won both an iF design award and a Design Plus Award. The Design Plus award stands for product design of consumer goods that function better than their predecessors and are environmentally friendly, attractive and useful.
The National Kitchen & Bath Association named Edward Pell to its national headquarters staff as manager of market research, a new position. Pell has been writing about the kitchen and bath industry since 1978.
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.
Carr Co. and NCS Corp. were appointed by Tasman Sinkware North America to represent its Oliveri line of kitchen sinks. Carr Co., based in Boca Raton, FL, will cover Georgia and most of Florida. NCS Corp., of Bloomington, MN, will cover Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
In-Sink-Erator announced that Rob Grim is shifting to vice president of wholesale sales and Robert Tsuchiyama is returning to In-Sink-Erator from parent company, Emerson, as vice president of retail sales. Tsuchiyama served more than three years as vice president for Emerson Store Support and previously was with In-Sink-Erator for nine years as national account manager and regional sales manager. Grim, an 11-year In-Sink-Erator veteran, previously served as vice president of retail sales after his promotion from director of retail sales.
Delta and Brizo® were both recognized with Awards for Design Excellence (ADEX) wins. Brizo's Loki™ powder room and bar/prep faucet received a Platinum ADEX Award, and the Venuto™ kitchen faucet was honored with a Gold ADEX Award. Delta® said that its Simply PUR® Water Filtration System recently won a Gold ADEX Award.
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