	metex mtx chairman sells shares metex corp said its chairman and chief executive officer alan cohen sold shares of metex common stock to metropolitan consolidated industries inc mony the company said the selling price was dlrs per share with an option for metropolitan consolidated industries to purchase up to shares more at the same price metex also said mason carter was elected president and chief operating officer of the company carter joined metex in where he was formerly its executive vice president in addition attilio petrocelli president of metropolitan was named to fill a vacancy on the metex board of directors the company said metropolitan owns pct of metex common stock the company said reuter 
