Marcone (St. Louis) — a distributor of HVAC, plumbing, commercial kitchen, pool & spa and appliance parts — expanded its HVAC leadership team with four vice president appointments.

Ben Merritt is now Marcone’s VP of Revenue Optimization; Brian Klaus is VP of Omni-Channel Engagement; Chris Alonso is VP of HVAC Strategic Accounts; and Hector Jimenez is VP of HVAC Regional Markets. All are newly-created roles for the company, reporting to HVAC President Randall Hudspeth.

“I have enormous respect for the experience and knowledge that these men bring to Marcone,” Hudspeth said. “Our HVAC vertical is committed to delivering products and service that are second-to-none. These new additions will help us do that even better in the years to come.”

Marcone Group has expanded its footprint and product offering in recent years, entering the HVAC, plumbing, commercial kitchen and pool/spa sectors. The company details that today it has nearly 200 locations in the U.S. and Canada, including distribution centers in most major metro areas and that its network enables next-day delivery to 93% of the U.S. and 100% two-day.