Manufacturers rep firm Emerson-Swan, based in Randolph, Mass., named Parker Wheat president/chief operating officer; Jeff Dirksen, senior vice president/engineered sales; George (GL) Simas, senior vice president/distribution sales; Ken Fagan, senior vice president/business development; and Jed Swan, vice president/marketing. Joseph Swan will remain chief executive officer. John Williams, former senior vice president/sales for upstate New York, will relocate to Boston to manage the newly formed Applied Products Group.

The company represents plumbing, heating and HVAC products in New England, upstate New York, and western Pennsylvania.