Management Changes:
Rapid Rack Industries Inc. (City of Industry, Calif., shelving rack and workbench provider) has announced Joey Tam as its China manager, global procurement.
Cubellis (Boston architecture, interior design and engineering firm) has hired Walter Lynch as principal, architecture, and Robert Hivnor as project manager for its new Building Envelope Services (BES) studio.
Clarity Visual Systems Inc. (Wilsonville, Ore., large-scale display provider) has appointed Steve Seminario senior director, product marketing.
Shop.org (Washington, D.C., National Retail Federation online division) has elected the following to its board: Gary Briggs, senior vp and chief marketing officer, eBay North America; Troy Brown, senior director and general manager, The Timberland Co.; Denise Incandela, senior vp, Saks Direct, Saks Fifth Avenue; and John McAteer, head of retail, Google Inc.
Urban Retail Properties Co. (Urban, Chicago retail real estate manager) has named Chris Klare a senior associate, acquisitions and development.
Sea Gull Lighting Products LLC (Riverside, N.J., lighting product marketer and manufacturer) has appointed Eric Borden vp, product management and market research.
Relocations:
Besa Lighting to 6695 Taylor Rd., Columbus, OH 43004. Phone: 800-446-2372.
Business Briefs:
The National Retail Federation (NRF, Washington, D.C., retail trade association) has launched the NRF Associate Member Advisory Council Thought Leadership web site, www.nrf.com/amac. The council has 15 members who conduct research, develop benchmarks for performance and set standards that will improve relationships among vendors, retailers and consumers.
Bandit Lites Inc. (Knoxville, Tenn., provider of entertainment lighting) created lighting displays for Roxy Music’s month-long European summer tour.
Do it Best Corp. (Fort Wayne, Ind., hardware, lumber and building materials provider) has reported a sales increase of 3.44 percent at the close of its 2006 fiscal year, surpassing $3 billion in total sales.
Versatile Card Technology Inc. (Downers Grove, Ill., plastic card manufacturer) has announced a licensing arrangement with American Express to produce clear payment cards for other card issuers.
DuPont Artistri (Wilmington, Del., digital printer for textiles) has announced a marketing partnership with Kothari Info-Tech Ltd. (Gujarat, India), which will provide software for the digital printing system.
illbruck acoustic inc. (Minneapolis ceiling tile, wall panel and acoustic products manufacturer) was chosen to install its SQUARELINEstandard™ metal ceiling tiles for The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati. The Freedom Center’s exposition hall features 15,600 square feet of the chrome tiles with charcoal backers.