TRANSITIONS.

Michael Bair, 43, was named chief executive of dsports.com, the online affiliate of the Pittsburgh, PA-based Dick's Sporting Goods, a $1 billion retailer. Prior to dsports.com, Bair was president of product management and marketing for Cablevision Systems.

* Martin Benante, 47, was named chairman and chief executive of Lyndhurst, NJ-based Curtiss-Wright, a $293 million manufacturer of engineered products for the motion control, flow control, and metal treatment industries. Benante, a career employee of Curtiss-Wright, succeeds David Lasky who remains on the Board of Directors.

* Alexander Cutler, 49, was named chairman and chief executive of Cleveland, OH-based Eaton, an $8.4 billion industrial equipment manufacturer. Cutler, the company's president and COO, succeeds Stephen Hardis, who will retire July 2000.

* Richard Goldstein, 58, was named chairman and chief executive of New York City-based International Flavors and Fragrances, a $1.4 billion manufacturer and distributor. Most recently, Goldstein was business group president of Unilever North American Foods.

* Kenneth Kermes, 65, was named president and chief executive of North Kingstown, RI-based Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing, a $323.3 million manufacturer and marketer of metrology products. Kermes succeeds Frank Curtain, who has retired.

* Douglas McCorkindale, 60, was named chief executive of Arlington, VA-based Gannett, a $5.3 billion diversified news and information company. McCorkindale, the company's president and vice chairman, succeeds John Curley who will remain as chairman until he retires early next year. Upon Curley's retirement, McCorkindale will become chairman, president and chief executive.

* Michael Morris, 40, was named president, and chief executive of First National Trust, a subsidiary of the financial holding company F.N.B. Corp., which has $3.8 billion in assets. Morris, formerly an executive vice president and senior trust officer of SunTrust Banks, steps into a newly created position.

* Timothy O'Donovan, 55, was named chief executive of Rockford, MI-based Wolverine World Wide, a $666 million manufacturer of branded footwear, apparel, and accessories. O'Donovan, the company's president and COO, succeeds Geoffrey Bloom, who will remain chairman of the board.

* Daniel O'Neill, 48, was named president and chief executive of Montreal, Canada-based Molson, a $2 billion (CDN) brewer. O'Neill succeeds E. James Arnett, who will step down on June 27, 2000 at the annual shareholder meeting.

* Dennis Rediker, 56, was named chief executive of Dayton, OH-based Standard Register, a provider of document management solutions with $1.3 billion in revenues. Rediker, formerly chief executive of English China Clays, succeeds Peter Redding, who has retired.

* Orin Smith, 58, was named chief executive of Seattle, WA-based Starbucks, a $1.7 billion coffee retailer. Smith, the company's president and COO, succeeds Howard Schultz who will remain chairman and assume the new title of chief global strategist.

* John Tyson, 46, was named president and chief executive of Springdale, AR-based Tyson Foods, a poultry processor with more than $7 billion in annual revenues. Tyson, the company's chairman, succeeds Wayne Britt, who has retired.

* Dennis Williams, 54, was named Chairman of the Board, president, and chief executive of Northbrook, IL-based IDEX, a $655 million manufacturer of proprietary pump products, dispensing equipment and other engineered products. Williams succeeds Donald Boyce, who has retired.