Fort Worth, TX-based industrial supplies distributor RS Group announced the appointment of Jonathan Bennett as president of RS Americas in a Jan. 26 news release. Bennett succeeds Doug Moody, who retired.

Bennett is a graduate of Harvard Law School and the University of Pennsylvania and brings more than two decades of leadership experience across retail, distribution and building products to RS Group. Most recently, he served as president of the Northern Division at Beacon Building Products, where he led a large, multi-region organization with full profit and loss responsibility. He previously held senior leadership roles at Beacon, including chief commercial officer, as well as executive positions at The Home Depot, Total Wine & More and Boston Consulting Group.

“Jonathan is an accomplished executive with deep product and channel expertise gained from leading retailers and distributors,” said Simon Pryce, CEO of RS Group. “He has a strong track record of driving strategic growth, improving performance, and rallying teams around continuous improvement. We are delighted to welcome him to RS and look forward to working together to continue strengthening the RS Americas offering.”

“I couldn’t be more excited to join the RS Americas team,” Bennett added. “RS’s mission and values strongly resonate with me, and I look forward to accelerating growth and contributing to the company’s purpose-led culture.”