Just over a month after announcing its agreement to be acquired by Rexel USA, electrical supplies distributor Warshauer Electric shared that its current President and Owner Jim Warshauer will be transitioning into a strategic advisory and consulting role.

Warshauer led the company for more than 40 years, guiding its expansion throughout New Jersey and helping establish its presence in the electrical distribution industry.

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Effective immediately, Jim Dunn, formerly Executive Vice President, will assume full leadership of Warshauer Electric. A 30-year company veteran, Warshauer Electric said Dunn played a key role in launching initiatives such as Warshauer Tech, Warshauer Trade and the Generator Sales & Service division, supporting the company’s continued growth and performance in recent years.

“I look forward to continuing the great legacy built by our founder Martin Warshauer, and then his son Jim Warshauer, our dynamic leader for the past 40 years,” Dunn said in the news release. “This company has excelled for the past 70+ years because we have the best and brightest people in the industry. I hope to inspire them, mentor them, empower them and challenge them to continue to be the best of the best in New Jersey and beyond.”

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Rexel North America ranked No. 5 on MDM’s 2025 Top Distributors List for Electrical, Data, Security.