Ortronics/Legrand appoints regional sales manager

November 20, 2006 -- Ortronics/Legrand, a provider of high performance fiber, copper and wireless structured cabling products, has announced the appointment of Paul Norris as western US regional sales manager, including the states of California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, Washington, Hawaii, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico and Arizona.

Norris will be based in Arizona and will report directly to Jerry Nania, Ortronics/Legrand's senior vice president of sales.

According to a press release, Norris brings extensive industry experience to his new role, including his most recent position as Pacific mountain district sales manager for Leviton (www.leviton.com). Prior to this position, he was western region sales manager for Cooper B-Line (www.b-line.com), a division of Cooper Industries.

"This is a very exciting time for Ortronics/Legrand," comments Nania. "As we continue to grow, we are able to expand our strategic leadership team and add to our field sales team with industry experts like Paul Norris."

Norris replaces Paul Finnegan, who has moved into the newly created position of director of business development. In this role, Finnegan will be responsible for developing a global strategy for Ortronics/Legrand in order to strengthen the company's position as a global solutions provider.

For more information, go to www.ortronics.com.