John (Jack) J. McCarthy has been named to the newly created position of director of sales at Waukesha Engine Division, Dresser Industries Inc. In this position, he is responsible for all the division's product sales, including construction and industrial OEM, petroleum OEM, North American distributor, international distributor, and service parts sales worldwide. He reports to Peter C. Trombley, executive vice president of marketing & service.

Mr. McCarthy joined Waukesha Engine Division as director of domestic field sales in 1978. Prior to that he had been with Alco Power, Inc. for 13 years, where he was regional manager active in the marketing of diesel engines for various industrial applications.

Waukesha Engine is a manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel and gas engines for the marine, petroleum, off-highway, and power generation markets.