TRANSITIONS.

David J. Bronczek, 45, was named president and chief executive, effective February 2000, of Memphis, TN-based Federal Express, a $14 billion express transportation company. Bronczek, currently executive vice president and chief operating officer, will succeed Theodore L. "Ted" Weise, 55, who will retire.

* Joe W. Forehand, 51, was named managing partner and chief executive of Andersen Consulting, an $8.3 billion global management and technology consulting firm. Forehand, most recently managing partner for the global communications and high tech market unit, succeeds George T. Shaheen, 55, who had previously stepped down to become president and CEO of Webvan Group.

* Christopher M. Connor, 43, was named vice chairman and chief executive of Cleveland, OH-based Sherwin-Williams, a $4.9 billion manufacturer and distributor of coatings and related products. Connor, previously president of the company's Paint Stores Group, succeeds John G. "Jack" Breen, 65, who will remain chairman until his expected retirement in April 2000.

* Frederic M. Poses, 57, was named chairman and chief executive, effective January 1, of Piscataway, NJ-based American Standard, a $6.7 billion manufacturer of air conditioning, plumbing, automotive products, and medical diagnostics systems. Poses, currently president and chief operating officer of AlliedSignal, will succeed Emmanuel A. Kampouris, 65, who is retiring.

* John Peace, 50, was named group chief executive, effective January, of Manchester, UK-based Great Universal Stores, an $8.8 billion catalog retailer. Peace, currently chief executive of Experian, the group's Information Services Division, steps into a newly created position. David Wolfson, 64, has served as chairman.

* William Hickey was named chief executive, effective March 2000, of Saddle Brook, NJ-based Sealed Air, a $2.8 billion producer of specialty and protective packaging materials and systems. Hickey, currently president and chief operating officer, will retain the title of president as he succeeds T.J. Dermot Dunphy, who will remain chairman.

* J. Michael Kirksey, 44, was named president and chief executive of Houston, TX-based Metals USA, a $1.8 billion metals processor and distributor. Kirskey, previously senior vice president and chief financial officer, succeeds Arthur L. French, 59, who retired.

* Warren W. O'Dell, 54, was named president and chief executive of Canton, OH-based Diebold, a $1.2 billion provider of integrated delivery systems and services. O'Dell, most recently president of the Ridge Tool division of Emerson Electric, succeeds Robert W. Mahoney, 63, who remains chairman until April 2000, when it is anticipated that O'Dell will be elected chairman.

* Donald A. Winkler, 51, was named chairman and chief executive of Dearborn, MI-based Ford Motor Credit, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor and the world's largest automotive finance company. Winkler, previously chairman and chief executive of Finance One, the finance company subsidiary of Bank One, succeeds Philippe Paillart, 48, who resigned.

* Richard Eyre, 45, was named chief executive of London-based Pearson Television, a $571 million pounds independent international television production company. Eyre, previously CEO of the ITV network, succeeds Greg Dyke, who became director general of the BBC.

* Richard Nanula, 39, was named chairman and chief executive of Los Angeles-based Broadband Sports, a startup provider of original sports content and commerce on-line. Nanula, who was previously president and chief operating officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, joins founder Tyler Goldman, 33.