Douglas R. Brown was promoted to president of the forging division at Inductoheat of Madison Heights, MI. According to the company's press release, his new responsibilities include the global sales, marketing and manufacturing of induction heating for forging products including the group's new InductoForge line of billet heaters. Prior to this promotion, Brown served as director of forging for North America at Inductoheat and president of the Alpha 1 Induction Service Center.