The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute elected several new officers and directors for 2006.

The Plumbing Manufacturers Institute elected the following new officers and directors for 2006:

Claude Theisen (T & S Brass), president;

Ken Martin (Delta Faucet), 1st vice president;

Rod Ward (Speakman Co.), vice president;

Bill Axline (Fluidmaster), treasurer;

John Lauer (Sloan Valve Co.), immediate past president;

Walt Strader (Price Pfister), director;

Ray Fisher (Fisher Manufacturing), director;

William Ball (WCM), director;

Pete DeMarco (American Standard), returning director;

Tom White (Haws), returning director; and

Herb Barnhart (Tempress), returning director.