People – February 2005

• Marmo Meccanica USA appoints Thomas Goodin and Joseph Willis as service technicians to service the Southfield, Mich., company’s expanding customer base. Goodin brings more than 16 years of experience in motor, electrical and mechanical repair; Willis’ experience includes 40 years of machine repair, building and troubleshooting.
• Park Industries welcomes Craig Kurvers as vice president/Marketing; he has over 17 years as a marketing professional. Dean Casad also joins the St. Cloud, Minn., company as director of business development. Casad will be analyzing the market and will develop new consumer products for the stone industry.
Also at Park, Brent Ford is the new outside sales consultant with the Northeast sales team; John Hoppe is now working the Southeast territory after working in the Northeast region. Jason Jacobson, a six-year veteran at Park, also joins the Interiors sales team.
• Martin Cross is the new vice president of sales at Metabo Corp. Cross joined the West Chester, Pa., company in 2002 as director of corporate development; he previously worked at a division of W.W. Grainger and Hilti Fastening Systems.