People

Stamtec, Manchester, TN, appointed Andrew Chase global accounts manager. He’ll work from a satellite office in Southern California.

The McGregor Metalworking Companies, Springfield, OH, hired Keith Bowers as plant manager and Mike Browning as sales account manager for its Carmichael Machine Corp. facility, a contract manufacturer of precision-machined parts.

The Lincoln Electric Co., Cleveland, OH, named Peter Pletcher director, global consumable development; and Ferry Naber director, global machine development. Both positions are new within the company’s global marketing and product development organization.

Bunting Magnetics Co. subsidiary Magnet Applications Ltd. (MAL), Hertfordshire, England, named Gareth Meese export sales manager. He’ll oversee sales for the Bunting and MAL product lines in the UK, the European Union and the African continent.