NEW YORK — Wheatland Tube Co. has named Michael Kreger to serve as South Central regional sales manager of its electrical division.

Kreger, who joins the Sharon, Pa.-based company from Cooper Wiring Devices, will be based in Arlington, Texas, and charged with managing Wheatland’s network of sales agents throughout the south-central United States, according to the company, a unit of Chicago-based JMC Steel Group Inc.

"Wheatland is committed to growing our electrical conduit and fittings sales share throughout North America," David Burnette, vice president of sales for the electrical division, said in a statement.