Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Rockford, Mich., has announced the appointment of Byron M “Mark” Neal as president of Hush Puppies International. Neal succeeds Dan West who retired at the end of 2002 following a decade as head of the division. Neal, who was vice president of sales for the Hush Puppies, will report to Spencer “Skip” Zimmerman, president of the Hush Puppies Company.