Wajax lands an executive with 30 years of experience of Canadian and internatinoal distribution, manufacturing, retail and services, with previous stints at National Tire Distributors, Grainger and General Motors.
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The news comes just two days after the company announced the opening of a large new distribution center in South Carolina.
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They've been in the electrical supplies market since 2009, with a long tenure at Anixter before it was acquired by Wesco in 2020.
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A veteran of the subsidiary will take its leadership reins in March.
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One has been promoted from a subsidiary, and the other is moving from one region to the other.
Dan Florness has been with the company since 1996 and its CEO for the past nine-plus years.
Now privately owned, the former Grainger subsidiary lands a new leader with over 30 years of driving growth in distribution.
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