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Allen Ray, a long-time industry veteran known by many due to his distribution background, involvement with electrical industry ERP companies and software companies, his consultancy, Allen Ray Associates which focused on supporting distributors in the areas of pricing, profitability and […]
Industry standards veteran Mary Shaw was introduced as the new Executive Director of ETIM North America. According to the press release, North American electrical industry veteran Mary Shaw has been announced as the executive director of ETIM North America, a […]
Border States Electric (BSE) has announced that Jason Seger, Executive Vice President Regions, will begin his role as President on April 1, 2020. David White, current President, will be promoted to CEO upon the retirement of current CEO Tammy Miller. […]
Over the past six months Halco Lighting has made significant investment in people. In October, Chis Chickanosky joined the company as CEO. Chris previously had been VP Strategic Marketing at Rexel. Last month Don Runyon joined as VP Sales and […]
Halco Lighting Technologies (HALCO), offering a strong portfolio of lighting solutions including energy efficient lamps, ballasts and lighting fixtures, is pleased to announce that Don Runyon has become the Vice President Sales & Marketing, effective January 2020. As the new […]
Last week the industry lost someone universally considered “a good man.” Clarence Martin, CFO and CEO of State Electric passed away. He would have been 81 next month. I had the privilege of knowing Clarence for the past 18 years, […]
Acuity reported its 2020 Q1 / 2019 Q4 performance last week and reported a XX% sales decline of which their independent channel (C&I distributors) was down XX%. The question then becomes, “As the industry’s largest US focused lighting manufacturer, is […]
Milbank Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of electrical products, is restructuring their sales organization to support the company’s long-term growth strategy. The following strategic moves and promotions are to be effective January 2, 2020: Milbank will operate with three regions in […]
Orbit Industries announced a new sales partnership with ElectriSpecNY of Skaneateles, New York. ElectriSpecNY will represent Orbit’s line of electrical products throughout Upstate New York. Established in 2018, ElectriSpecNY associates will focus on educating electrical contractors about Orbit products, and […]
Ken Hooper, the former President & CEO of NEMRA, has announced the formation of a new consulting firm focused on electrical equipment manufacturers and independent manufacturer representative firms. Hayward Hooper LLC works with both manufacturers and representatives in two distinct […]
