Brian Fitzgerald, Jeff Smith and John Donohue will service three different geographic regions.
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Beverly Jennings is a retired senior Johnson & Johnson supplier diversity and inclusion executive.
The title of MDMs newest award is actually a bit of a misnomer. The Future Leader Award implies the recipients will be leading at some indeterminate time beyond the present. But what we found from all nine of our 2020 honorees is that each is making a tangible impact right now, not only on their company and colleagues but also throughout the wider industry.
Studies show the youngest generation entering the workforce start looking for a potential career path early in their education, and many are drawn to tech-based careers. MDMs Future Leaders Awards highlight young, emerging talent who are already thriving in the industry and provide examples of how distributors can attract such leaders to join their business.
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The title of MDMs newest award is actually a bit of a misnomer. The Future Leader Award implies the recipients will be leading at some indeterminate time beyond the present. But what we found from all nine of our 2020 honorees is that each is making a tangible impact right now, not only on their company and colleagues but also throughout the wider industry.
The 38-year-old industry outsider came into distribution when e-commerce was just taking off and has since led MSC Industrial Supplys Better MRO online knowledge hub to hundreds of thousands of monthly visitors.
The 40-year-old president of Surgical Product Solutions found a niche to fill in redistribution of surplus surgical supplies and is able to meet growing demand for thousands of SKUs by putting his expertise into a robust, data-backed platform.
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Now customer support manager, Palmer Johnson Power Systems Mary Klett quickly rose through the ranks at the company after starting as a customer service rep, thanks to the 38-year-olds willingness to take on new opportunities, like gamification, and her exceptional ability to support her team.
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Zach Brados rise from intern to director of business development by way of the marketing department at NetPlus Alliance comes from the 30-year-olds drive to get to know the buying groups partners from the inside out and his instinctive ability to meet the needs of colleagues and customers alike.
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Mills replaces Karen Holcom who now serves as SVP and CFO for the company.
Executive vice president Regions, Jason Seger, will be taking over as president for David White, who will be promoted to CEO.
From how the threat of coronavirus COVID-19 might influence supply chains to insider insights on getting the most from digital platforms, MDM readers cast a wide net for industry wisdom during the month.
Patrick T. Siewert will replace David E.I. Pyott, who has decided not to stand for reelection at the 2020 annual meeting.
Upon Mike Leechs retirement, Joe LeNoir, president of Irby Utility; Tyler Mitchell, president of Irby C&I; and Brad Slocum, SVP of Shared Services, will continue to run the day-to-day Irby business.
Dirk Van Dongen will lead the Association through November 2020.
Motivators to change come from three categories: competitive environment motivators, external environment motivators and internal environment motivators. Consultant Mike Vitale explains how identifying these origins can help distributors to choose the most effective path toward business transformation.
Todays business environment creates an imperative for change. But what exactly should you change in your business? Nothing, everything, something? Changing your distribution business is expensive and disruptive, and can be catastrophic if not properly planned and executed.
Last month, The Cook & Boardman Group LLC, a specialty distributor of commercial door entry solutions and systems integration services based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, announced its 10th acquisition in the two and a half years since CEO Darrin Anderson joined the company in the summer of 2017. A portfolio company of investment firm Littlejohn & Co. since October 2018, the acquisitions are part of a larger Cook & Boardman effort to continue to grow the companys national footprint.
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Introducing any of these jobs product manager, chief digital officer, sales enablement manager, trusted adviser and director of inventory has the potential to make your company more open to change, better embrace the customer experience and streamline operations to meet evolving business demands.
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Cletus Davis to retire from board in June.
