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Richard J. Lynch, Jr. has been named ceo of Hechinger Co., succeeding Mark R. Adams, who has resigned to pursue other interests. Don Stallings has been promoted to president and chief operating officer.

Wyatt W. Spann, Jr. is the new sales rep for industrial markets at Rayonier, Baxley, Ga.

Carrol Nance has been promoted to director of store operations for Wheeler's Building Materials, Rome, Ga.

Ted Bullock is the new general mgr. at Weyerhaeuser's Greensboro, N.C., customer service center.

Bob Hohenstein has been named mgr. of 84 Lumber, Griffin, Ga., with Lorrie O'Dell and Richard Moore in outside sales. New mgr. trainees include: Scott Herrmann, Fort Royal, Va.; Joshua Veal, Madisonville, Tn., and Kevin Floyd, Versailles, Ky.

Mike Samis has been promoted to chairman and ceo for Macklanburg-Duncan, Oklahoma City, Ok. Loren Plotkin has been promoted to president and chief operating offi cer.

Paul Smith is new to inside sales at Lee Roy Jordan Redwood Lumber Co., Dallas, Tx.

Robert J. Gfeller has been appointed v.p. of marketing for Lowe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C.. Ty Walinski is store mgr. of the new Jensen Beach, Fl., location. Kevin Boyle is mgr. of the replacement store in Anderson, S.C., replacing Greg Whisnant, now mgr. in Spartanburg, S.C.

John DeVitto has been promoted to plant mgr. at Universal Forest Products, Inc., Salisbury, N.C. Henry Walls is now production mgr. at the truss shop. George Meyers is plant mgr. of treating and specialty products.

Greg Haupt has been promoted to v.p.wholesale sales at Weaber, Inc. John Georgelis is now national accounts mgr.

Aaron Flowe has been appointed mgr. of the new Home Depot in High Point, N.C.

Dave Scilabro is new to the Mariettabased direct sales office of U.S. Lumber, Suwanee, Ga.

Victor Nuila is now director of international project development for Celotex Corp., Tampa, Fl. Robert E. Grant is director of employee relations.

Bill Grogan has retired as mgr. of Riggs Wholesale Co., Paragould, Ar. David Riggs will be mgr. until a successor is named. Tim Huffstutler has been named mgr. of Riggs Building Supply, Jonesboro, Ar.

Jim Murphy is overseeing the new Charleston, S.C.-based sales office for Woodland Resources Inc., Spartanburg, S.C.

Ryan Callis has been appointed direct sales mgr.-flooring products, Southeast district, at Wilsonart Intemational Inc., Temple, Tx.

Wallace Person, v.p.-transportation, Orgill, Inc., Memphis, Tn., has been named Fleet Safety Professional of the Year by the National Private Truck Council.

John Ed Anthony is the president of Anthony Timberlands, Bearden, Ar., not Anthony Forest Products, as incorrectly reported in June.

Donald J. Hoye has been appointed ceo of TruServ Corp., succeeding Daniel Cotter, who will remain chairman until he retires later this year.

Ned Guilbeau, Lafayette Wood-Works, Lafayette, La., and Jim Darling, Merit Millwork, Tomball, Tx., were elected to the customer advisory council for WoodWare Systems, Memphis, Tn.

Steve Rowell, ex-Premdor and Lifetime Door, has been named an MAi account mgr. for southem Texas, Louisiana and southern Mississippi for Moulding Associates, Inc., Garland, Tx. Mike Webb is now with inside sales. succeeding Don Denson, who has been promoted to MAi account mgr. for east and west Texas. Kay Wright is purchasing mgr.

Kenneth Ch'van-k'ai Leung has joined the board at U.S. Plastic Lumber. Boca Raton, Fl.

Dan Jarratt, ex-Mid-South Door, has been appointed territory representative for Southern Louisiana at R.E. Sales. Hammond, La.

David Wootton, ex-Tarkett Inc., has been appointed president of Columbia Flooring, Thomasville, N.C., a division of Columbia Forest Products.

James T. Birdsong, v.p., National Association of Homebuilders, will become senior v.p. for the National Sash & Door Jobbers Association when Bob O'Keefe retires at the end of next year.

Jim Duggan, Robinson Building Center, Cleveland, Tn., has been named local Small Business Person of the Year.

Owen Cash is now in charge of accounts receivable at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Ilugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.