LINPAC Materials Handling (Georgetown, KY) promotes Patrick Huesing to sales manager for beverage, general business and government accounts. LINPAC also hires Jason LaRoy as senior manufacturing project engineer and Brigitte Mader as account representative for the beverage industry.

Xeric Web Drying Systems, Neenah, WI, hires Rodger Whipple as president, and Scott Hamilton and Wade Perluss as product engineers for ultraviolet curing systems.

Fusion UV Systems (Gaithersburg, MD) adds Chris Brandl to its regional sales team as Midwest regional sales manager and promotes John Clark to regional sales manager for the Southwest region.

Keller Crescent Co., Evansville, IN, promotes Aaron Weltz to the position of director, quality assurance/control.

Myron Werner takes on the position of North American area sales and marketing manager at KURZ Transfer Products LLC, Charlotte, NC.

Ann Arbor, MI-based Flint Ink Corporation's changes top leadership: H. Howard Flint II assumes the position of non-executive chairman of the board of directors, Dave Frescoln is elected as vice chairman and CEO, and COO Linda Welty takes on the role of president.

Michael Murphy resigns as president of the North American inks division of Sun Chemical (Fort Lee, NJ) and Wes Lucas, chairman, president and CEO, assumes his responsibilities until a new president is named.

Ryan Rosenthal joins Harper Corporation of America's (Charlotte, NC) Green Bay, WI, manufacturing facility as lab technician.

John Hammond joins Nilpeter A/S (East Yorkshire, UK) as the sales director for all sales and marketing activities in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

Praxair Surface Technologies (Indianapolis) announces the appointment of Mike McPherron as sales manager for its North American printing business.

Marcel G. Hage has been named group vice president, North America for Maxcess International (Oklahoma City), the parent company of Fife, MAGPOWR and Tidland.

Wayne Richter joins WS Packaging Group in Algoma, WI as the new vice president of research and development.

James Chesley is hired as a customer service representative for Anderson & Vreeland's Kent, WA sales warehouse.

Mark Andy, Inc. in St. Louis announces that Ed Marsh is the focal point for the execution of the Mark Andy Certified Service Training Program and adds Jason Kassel to the West coast sales territory.

Scitex Vision America, Inc. (Marietta, GA) appoints Ray Hale as district sales manager for the Southwest region.

After five years at American Baler Co. (Bellevue, OH), Tom Ehrhardt says goodbye to the co. and hello to his retirement. American Baler also promotes Linda Keesee to regional sales manager.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, Chicago, promotes four people to its Containerboard Mill and Forest Resources division: Larry Price to vice president, mill operations; Paul Hays to general manager, West Point, VA-mill; Jim Sorenson to general manager, Uncasville, CT-mill; and Chris Broome to general manager, Ontanogon, MI-mill. Bobby Sammons and Dan Truett assume the roles of general managers of Smurfit-Stone's Panama City, FL, and Coshocton, OH, containerboard mills, respectively. Smurfit-Stone promotes Barry Ford to operations manager at the Coshocton mill, succeeding Truett.

Stephen Lennon, former president and general manager of Scapa North America (Windsor, CT), is now chief operating officer of Scapa.

William Silber is named West coast regional vice president for KBA North America in Williston, VT.

Ian Clark joins MonoSol LLC, Portage, IN, as its European Division, MonoSol AF, vice president and general manager.

Parkinson Technologies Inc. (Woonsocket, RI) names Peter Termyn as director of sales and marketing for Parkinson and its plastics division, Marshall and Williams Plastics.

Dri-Tec Mfg. Group LLC, Milwaukee, announces the appointment of David Netz as sales manager.