{"id":13089,"date":"2026-08-28T14:30:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T18:30:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/?p=13089"},"modified":"2026-09-11T10:43:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T14:43:16","slug":"distributor-msupply-names-a-new-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/2026\/08\/distributor-msupply-names-a-new-executive\/","title":{"rendered":"Distributor mSupply Names a New Executive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Why This Matters to Distributors:<\/em><\/strong> <em>mSupply has about 2,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada. Its new HR executive brings experience in acquisitions, compensation and benefits, payroll, and HR systems.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HVAC distributor mSupply has named Richard Garza vice president of HR operations, adding an executive with mergers and acquisitions and systems experience to the HVAC, appliance, and plumbing distributor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">St. Louis-based mSupply said Garza will lead its total rewards and payroll teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garza has more than a decade of human resources leadership experience, including work on mergers and acquisitions, HR information system implementations and migrations, and compensation and benefits strategy, according to the company. He also has experience scaling HR operations during periods of organizational growth and change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Garza has held senior HR positions across several industries. He earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in business administration with a focus on human resources management from the University of Texas and pursued graduate studies in mergers and acquisitions and HR information systems at Houston Christian University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">mSupply is a North American distributor of original equipment manufacturer repair parts and equipment serving the appliance, HVAC, and plumbing industries. The company has about 2,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada and operates a national distribution network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/distributionstrategy.com\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Do not miss any content from Distribution Strategy Group. 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