Appointments/promotions: Stephen Ackerman is appointed president of FKI Logistex North America…DeAnn Brunts joins TrenStar Inc. as executive vice president and chief financial officer... Edward Hunter is named president and chief executive officer of Harrington Hoists Inc…. Exel Direct hires Dan Flowersas president… AeroVironment Inc. names Stephen Achenational sales director of the PosiCharge industrial fast charger division…Jeff Runnion joins FKI Logistex Real Time Solutions as Midwest regional sales manager…Patrick Huesing joins LINPAC Materials Handling as the beverage specialist in the food and beverage sales group…Dan Mullen, president of AIM Global, and Brooke Peterson, principal with Convene, Inc., are named co-chairpersons of the newly formed executive advisory committee for Frontline Solutions Conference and Exposition…Brad Bijonowski joins Intelligrated's new southwest regional office as director.

Alliances/construction: EnerSys and Aker Wade Power Technologies, LLC partner to offer fast charge battery solutions…Manhattan Associates, Inc. teams up with Alien Technology Corporation and Microsoft Corporation to develop RFID-in-a-Box…Epicor moves its worldwide headquarters to Irvine, Calif…. Proserv Crane and Equipmentacquires Anchor Crane and Hoist and changes its name to Proserve Anchor Crane Group.… Optum Inc.acquires WorldChain, Inc.