Jervis B. Webb Co. names senior vice president

Jervis B. Webb Co., Farmington Hills, Mich., has promoted Brian G. Stewart to senior vice president and COO. He is responsible for all aspects of engineering, sales and marketing, purchasing, manufacturing, information services, and project management for the Webb group of companies.

Stewart has been with the company for more than 24 years and was most recently the senior vice president of corporate operations. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan.

He served as president of the Materials Handling & Management Society from 1994 to 1995 and is a member of the Engineering Society of Detroit and the Society of Mechanical Engineers.