Tony Varrell has recently been appointed general manager for Datrex, Inc., Miami, Fla., the Southeast's largest certified inspection and repair center and distributors of inflatable boats, life rafts and marine safety equipment.

"Mr. Varrell has been extremely instrumental in expanding our dealer network on local, regional and national levels," John Simonsen, president of Datrex said.

Mr. Varrell, who joined Datrex more than two years ago, now coordinates internal customer relations and sales for both the Miami corporate headquarters and the Jacksonville branch office.