MRO, OEM and industrial technologies distributor Distribution Solutions Group appointed Barry Litwin as Chief Executive Officer of TestEquity, effective July 14.

Litwin succeeds Russ Frazee, who has led TestEquity as CEO since 2022. Frazee will continue to support the company in an advisory role during the leadership transition.

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Litwin is an experienced executive with a background in industrial distribution and multi-unit operations. From 2019 to 2024, he served as CEO of Global Industrial, a $1.4 billion publicly traded company, where he was responsible for setting strategic direction and managing day-to-day operations across its multi-channel distribution of industrial and MRO products.

“Barry is a seasoned strategic and operational leader skilled at transforming complex businesses, recruiting talent and driving organizational effectiveness,” DSG Chairman and CEO J. Bryan King said in a June 30 news release. “In addition to his success leading a respected industrial distributor, Barry has extensive experience driving businesses with modern multi-channel, go-to-market strategies, and notably in many overlapping markets that TestEquity serves. Barry has a proven track record of building growth platforms through strong process discipline.”