Appointments/promotions: Ralph Henderson is appointed vice president of strategic accounts and marketing at Foxfire Technologies... Jerry Beckwith is named chief operating officer for Savi Technology... IFCO Systems appoints Fred Heptinstall as senior vice president and general manager of the U.S. Reusable Plastic Container (RPC) division... Neil Thall is named chief executive officer of Aldata Solution Inc.... The Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA) elects the following to its 2004–2005 board of governors: Ralph Deger, president, Bushman Equipment Inc., as executive chairman; Brian McNamara, president, Southworth International Group Inc., as executive vice chairman and MHIA chairman; Colin Wilson, president, Americas NAACO Materials Handling Group Inc., as MHIA vice chair; John Hill, principal, ESYNC, as MHIA vice chairman; and Wilbert Persch, formerly of Demag Cranes & Components Corp., as last retiring executive chairman... Harley Heinrich of Intermec Technologies Corp. is selected to co-chair the EPCglobal Inc. work group to complete a draft standard for radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.