Fastenal has appointed Max Tunnicliff to the position of Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President, effective Nov. 10. He takes over for Sheryl Lisowski, who has served as the company’s interim CFO since former CFO Holden Lewis departed in mid-April.

Tunnicliff has been CFO of Beko Europe, a leading home appliance business in Europe, since the start of 2024. Previously, he served in a variety of senior finance leadership roles with Whirlpool Corporation from 2008-2023, including head of internal audit and VP of strategy, and CFO of the Asia Pacific region.

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“We are excited to welcome Max to the Fastenal team as our new Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President,” said Jeff Watts, President and Chief Sales Officer of Fastenal in a Nov. 3 press release. “Max brings a tremendous amount of global financial experience and perspective from his leadership roles at Beko Europe and Whirlpool, and he will be an invaluable asset as we continue to strengthen Fastenal’s financial foundation and execute our growth strategy for the future.”

With $7.5 billion in 2024 revenue, Fastenal was No. 1 on MDM’s Top Distributors List for Fasteners, No. 4 for Industrial Supplies, No. 5 for MRO, No. 7 for Fluid Power, No. 2 for Safety and No. 11 for JanSan/Packaging & Disposables and No. 33 for Electrical.