People & Leadership
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Services Growth Slows in March as Costs Surge and Hiring Contracts
For distributors, slower supplier deliveries can translate directly into longer lead times, higher safety stock requirements, and increased working capital.
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Singer Industrial Promotes Haberbosch to CEO, Maintains Decentralized Growth Model
Singer Industrial said its approach is built on centralized infrastructure and shared services, local operational control, and an acquisition strategy that maintains the identity and leadership of acquired companies.
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Chemical Ingredients Distributor Palmer Holland Appoints a CEO
Tim Skufca joined Palmer Holland in October 2025 as chief strategy officer, where he led strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions.
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GME Supply Appoints Former HD Supply Executive as Chief Operating Officer
Tony Drew joins GME from HD Supply, where he most recently served as chief transformation officer.
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Distributor AI Hiring Accelerates as Talent Race Intensifies
The expansion of AI hiring and the recruitment of senior technology leadership signal a shift where competitive advantage will increasingly depend on how effectively distributors can deploy and scale AI across core business functions.
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Home Depot Appoints Former Ford AI Executive Fran Bell as CTO
Home Depot CEO Ted Decker said Bell’s experience in data and AI will support efforts to improve customer experience and streamline operations.
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SiteOne Appoints an EVP to Lead Strategy After M&A Expansion
The leadership change is effective March 31. Daniel Laughlin, currently senior vice president of strategy and development, will join the company’s executive leadership team.
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Graybar Appoints Pricing, Shared Services Leaders
Graybar has promoted a longtime executive to oversee pricing strategy and hired a new leader to head its shared services operations.
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BlackRock Launches $100 Million Skilled Trades Training Initiative as Infrastructure Demand Grows
For wholesale distributors, a larger skilled trades workforce could translate into increased demand for construction and maintenance supplies tied to infrastructure projects
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House-Hasson Names Jeff Land CEO as Longtime Chief Retires
The company is the largest independent regional wholesale distributor of hardware and building materials in the U.S.