IWDC appoints PurityPlus marketing director

The IWDC, an Indianapolis-based cooperative comprising independent welding distributor members, has hired Erica Jones as PurityPlus® marketing director. PurityPlus is a member-owned, independent network of specialty gas producers and distributors.

Jones most recently served as director of sales for Cyl-Tec Inc. She previously spent 12 years at Praxair, most recently as specialty gas sales manager at Praxair Distribution. She has a bachelor’s degree in marketing and a master’s degree in industrial labor relations from West Virginia University.