Michael J. Badar has been named president and chief operating officer of Dunn-Edwards Corp., a manufacturer of premium architectural paints. Badar joins the company from G&K Services, a market leader in branded identity apparel and facility services. He headed up the Western region, successfully running eight of the company’s business units west of the Rockies. Badar succeeds Mike Rose, who was president from February 2000 to April of this year.

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