{"id":10841,"global_id":"distributionstrategy.com?id=10841","global_id_lineage":["distributionstrategy.com?id=10841"],"author":"26","status":"publish","date":"2026-06-10 14:37:21","date_utc":"2026-06-10 18:37:21","modified":"2026-07-14 14:15:49","modified_utc":"2026-07-14 18:15:49","url":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/event\/top-25-ai-distributors-announcement-and-analysis\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/10841","title":"Top 25 AI Distributors: Announcement and Analysis","description":"<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--80);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Special-Event-Banner.png&apos;);background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-wrapper width-wide\"><div class=\"inner\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-monospace-font-family has-book-font-size wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.2;text-transform:uppercase\">Special Event<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-headline-font-family has-xl-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:2.5rem;letter-spacing:-0.015em;line-height:1.1\">Top 25 AI Distributors: Announcement and Analysis<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-6ee76cfc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-monospace-font-family has-md-font-size is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:1.3;text-transform:uppercase\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blue-900-color has-blue-50-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"#registration-form\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">WATCH Now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"event-excerpt has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color has-lg-font-size wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-0.015em;line-height:1.3\">Twenty-five distributors figured out how to make AI work. Here&#8217;s what they have in common.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-wrapper width-wide has-book-font-size\" style=\"line-height:1.4\"><div class=\"inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year, a handful of distributors pull ahead, not because they had bigger budgets or more resources, but because they made smarter decisions about where and how to apply technology. This year&#8217;s Top 25 AI Distributors list identifies the companies setting the standard for AI adoption in wholesale distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this Best Practice Series session, DSG will reveal the 2026 Top 25 AI Distributors and walk through the analysis behind the rankings. The discussion will cover what these companies are doing differently, which AI applications are showing up most consistently among leaders, and what the rest of the industry can take from their example.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 2026 Top 25 AI Distributors revealed, with context on what earned each company its place<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The AI use cases most common among leading distributors right now<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How the gap between AI leaders and the broader market is widening<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Practical patterns from top performers that any distributor can apply<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What the data suggests about where AI adoption in distribution is headed next<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What You&#8217;ll Learn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which distributors are leading on AI adoption and why they were selected<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The specific applications and strategies driving results among top performers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How to benchmark your own AI progress against industry leaders<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where to focus your AI investment to close the gap with the top tier<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who Should Attend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technology leaders looking for validated examples of AI done well in distribution<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Distribution executives tracking AI adoption across the industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strategy and operations leaders benchmarking their technology programs<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10px\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a7dce961 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-monospace-font-family has-book-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase\">Hosts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-200-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-200-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ee2332cf wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-circle\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--sm)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ian-Heller-Headshot-Rd.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10160\" style=\"width:137px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ian-Heller-Headshot-Rd.webp 200w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ian-Heller-Headshot-Rd-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ian-Heller-Headshot-Rd-120x120.webp 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-book-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Ian Heller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-monospace-font-family has-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Distribution Strategy Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-circle\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--sm)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10155\" style=\"width:137px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-book-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Jonathan Bein, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-monospace-font-family has-sm-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-transform:none\">Managing Partner, Distribution Strategy Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-circle\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--lg);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--sm)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brian-Hopkins-Headshot-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10200\" style=\"width:137px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brian-Hopkins-Headshot-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brian-Hopkins-Headshot-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, 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style=\"text-transform:none\">Chief Operations Officer, Distribution Strategy Group<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:2rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-wrapper width-wide\"><div class=\"inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-monospace-font-family has-md-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase\">Sponsored by<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-200-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-200-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicor.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Epicor.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10658\" style=\"width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Epicor.png 782w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Epicor-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Epicor-768x204.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawksearch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hawksearch.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hawksearch.png 782w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hawksearch-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hawksearch-768x204.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Infor_R-Logo_RGB_300px_101320.png-2-e1777317752969.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9972\" style=\"width:100px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.proton.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"782\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Proton-AI.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Proton-AI.png 782w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Proton-AI-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Proton-AI-768x204.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-custom-wrapper width-wide\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\"><div class=\"inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-monospace-font-family has-md-font-size\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase\">Hosted by<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-gray-200-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-gray-200-background-color has-background\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-695a3a3e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:250px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-circle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ian-Heller-Headshot-Rd.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10160\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ian-Heller-Headshot-Rd.webp 200w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ian-Heller-Headshot-Rd-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Ian-Heller-Headshot-Rd-120x120.webp 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a7dce961 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Ian Heller<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-monospace-font-family has-book-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-0.015em;text-transform:none\">Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Distribution Strategy Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0.5rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-book-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">Ian Heller joined Grainger as a part-time truck unloader in college and left fifteen years later as the VP Marketing. Since then, he\u2019s held senior executive positions at four other publicly-held firms, consulted with dozens of distributors, and continues to write and speak extensively on how AI, strategy, channel evolution, and other major trends affect the industry. Ian holds a B.A. in History from Roosevelt University and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-695a3a3e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:250px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-circle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10155\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Jonathan-Bein-Headshot-edited-120x120.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-a7dce961 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"has-md-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Jonathan Bein, Ph.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-monospace-font-family has-book-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-0.015em;text-transform:none\">Managing Partner, Distribution Strategy Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0.5rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-book-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">Jonathan Bein Ph.D. has worked with over 100 distributors to apply advanced analytics and AI to improve customer experience, define value proposition, estimate sales potential, and create digital strategy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-695a3a3e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:250px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-circle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brian-Hopkins-Headshot-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10200\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brian-Hopkins-Headshot-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brian-Hopkins-Headshot-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Brian-Hopkins-Headshot-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, 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class=\"has-monospace-font-family has-book-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:-0.015em;text-transform:none\">Chief Operations Officer, Distribution Strategy Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0.5rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-book-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--md)\">Brian Hopkins is recognized for his expertise in customer service and operational efficiency within the industrial distribution sector. 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