The Milton Roy Company has named Bill Beard as the new U.S. Sales Director for their commercial products portfolio. Beard will be located in the Houston, Texas office and will be responsible for growing the LMI and Hartell business. Reporting to Beard will be the sales team of commercial product Regional Managers and Product Specialists, as well as specific inside sales supporting the product portfolio. Beard comes from a strong background in the pump industry, water & wastewater, commercial buildings, power, pulp & paper, and food & beverage. He has over 27 years of experience in industrial equipment sales, most recently with Grundfos Pump Corporation, where he served as National Sales Manager for the US Water Utility business. In this role, Beard was involved in the integration of the Municipal sales teams of acquired companies into one group focused on portfolio sales. Prior to Grundfos, Beard was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for ESE Inc., a systems integration company. Beard also spent 17 years in pump distribution with Crane Engineering in roles of increasing responsibility. Beard has a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Marquette University.