Richard J. Caesar has been named to the new position of vice president, marketing, for Gleason Reel Corporation, P. Richard Schumann, Gleason's vice president and general manager, has announced. Mr. Caesar joined Gleason in May 1980 as Eastern regional sales manager. He came from Instruments Systems Corporation, Chicago, where he was national sales manager for the Markstone Division.

Gleason, a division of Maysteel Corporation, is a major manufacturer of cable/hose carriers, as well as spring and electric motor-driven cable and hose reels for diverse industries.