John Wolz

Advance Components promoted Michael Baughman to vice president procurement & logistics. Baughman is responsible for developing buying strategy and managing purchasing, overseeing material management functions including distribution and warehousing. E-mail: michaelb@advancecomponents.com

Advance named Abe Castillo sales engineer for South Texas and Mexico. Castillo will utilize his years of fastener experience to promote Advance”s products and develop new business with distributors. E-mail: abec@advancecomponents.com

Founded in 1972, Advance Components supplies specialty fasteners and stocks more than 100 million parts. Advance is headquartered at 3310 Wiley Post Rd, Carrollton, TX 75006. Tel: 800-275-7772 Web: advancecomponents.com �2008 FastenerNews.com