PEOPLE.

Stephen Carey has been named general manager of Holz-Her U.S. Inc. The announce-ment was made by Wulf W. Reich, chairman of Holz-Her U.S. and owner of Reich Spezialmaschinen GmbH. Carey has held management positions with Holz-Her U.S. for the last 14 years, most recently as senior vice president. In his new po-sition, he will assume leadership responsibilities for both Holz-Her U.S. Inc. and Holz-Her Canada Inc. "By participating in overall management decisions of Holz-Her U.S. and Holz-Her Canada," Reich said, "Mr. Carey has made major contributions to the success of the company. We foresee continued progress under his leadership."

Accuride Internation-al Inc. has announced that Valarie Harris, architectural market manager, has been elected to a three-year term on the board of the Construction Specifications Institute, representing the West Region.

Dane Floyd has joined Fezer North America of North Bay, ONT, as a shareholder and as vice president and general manager. Dane, who ran his own logging company for 12 years, will manage the office and establish sales and service in Columbus, IN.

SCM Group USA of Duluth, GA, has named Paul Robertson as marketing assistant and webmaster. He will be responsible for Web site development, database management and lead fulfillment. He can be reached at [phone].

RPM Wood Finishes Group of Watson, NC, has appointed Rodney McFalls as director of styling and color development and Andy Simms as technical director of the coatings development laboratory. RPM's Wood Finishes Group consists of the Mohawk, Guardian, Behlen, Star, CCI, Westfield Coatings, Flecto and Watco lines. For more information, call [phone].

Colonial Craft of Roseville, MN, has promoted Jeanne Germain to manager of communications, training and development and Ann Connor to corporate accounts manager of grilles and mouldings. They can be reached at [phone].

Stiles Machinery Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI, has named Dean McCabe Western Region product specialist and Don Bigelow and Scott Mullis as product specialists for the company's CNC Router Group.

CFC International has appointed Kurt Glaser to the newly created position of senior vice president, global marketing. He will be in charge of all of CFC's global marketing activities with staff based in Chicago Heights, IL, and Goppingen, Germany.

The Southern Forest Products Assn. has promoted Richard Kleiner to director of industrial markets and Eric Gee to director of state and environmental affairs. They can be reached at [phone].

Bostick Inc. of Middleton, MA, an adhesives and sealants company, has appointed Jeffrey Weinstein to oversee all sales and marketing initiatives for the company's industrial, distribution and MRO distribution business. He can be reached at [phone].

Biesse Group America of Charlotte, NC, has announced the addition of Owen McGee as area sales manager for the Northeast area. He has more than 20 years experience in the woodworking industry. For more information, call 704-357-3131.

De-Sta-Co Industries of Madison Heights, MI, a Dover Resources company, has appointed Kel Landers vice president of sales and marketing. He will be responsible for the coordination, direction and management of all sales and marketing activities for the company, an automation and work-holding supplier.

ReTech Industries of High Point, NC, a manufacturer of single-shaft rotary grinders, has named Chris Hawn as Western states sales manager. He can be reached at [phone].

Christopher Weis has been named corporate and Internet marketing director of The Nu-Era Group Inc. of St. Louis, MO. His work will focus on the company's current business-to-business e-commerce activities and exploring and implementing additional online services.

Coastal Lumber Co. of Weldon, NC, has appointed Victor Barringer vice chairman of its board of directors. He currently serves as president of Coastal Lumber Intl. Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coastal Lumber Co. Also appointed are Robert Conger, assistant vice president of lumber sales; and Steve Conger Jr., assistant vice president of timberland management.

Delmac Machinery Group of Greensboro, NC, has named Mike Cavanaugh as Southeast regional sales manager, James McCray as service manager, Johnnie Freitas as technical phone support technician, Brian Cutup as assistant parts manager, Marty Beste as control software technician, Mike Cox as Busellato product manager and Bill Blackmon as applications engineer.

Sioux Tools Inc. of Sioux City, IA, a manufacturer and distributor of pneumatic and electric power tools, has named John Horn as vice president and general manger. He can be reached at (712) 2520525.

Vicki Sierra has been hired as manager of retail alliance programs for Triangle-Pacific Flooring Group of Addison, TX. In addition, John Nancarrow has been promoted to commercial sales manager and Michael Foster has been promoted to national builder sales manager.