American Aero, Inc. of Houston, a subsidiary of Weatherford International, has promoted Dwight Toney to sales and operations manager for its Marine Crane Division. He will be responsible for both domestic and international sales involving the firm's varied line of hydraulic marine cranes. Mr. Toney previously served as AAI's crane service manager.
Jim Kavanaugh has joined American Aero as production control manager, and John Talhelm has joined the firm's crane sales team, serving the Western United States. Mr. Kavanaugh previously served as the standards development unit manager for the Pfaudler Corporation in Rochester, N.Y., and Mr. Talhelm was a project engineer with Furlow Philbeck Associates in Houston before moving to AAI.
In other personnel moves, AAI named Ken Carlson as materials manager. He will be responsible for purchasing, warehousing, inventory control, and materials systems. Ray Antes has joined AAI's sales team as a market analyst.