Electrical supplies distributor Sonepar announced Nov. 12 that it is moving from three U.S. regions to two, aiming to improve operational alignment and collaboration across its businesses. Meanwhile, the company named a new president for its second-largest subsidiary — Crawford Electric.

The new Pacific-Midwest and Gulf-Atlantic structure is designed to help the company serve large contractors and customers in strategic national markets as electrification projects grow more complex and cover broader geographies.

“We need to strategically position our organization to continue to execute consistently on our national scale while retaining the local agility that our customers value,” Sonepar Americas President Rob Taylor said.

The two regions will be organized as follows:

• Pacific-Midwest: Regional President Scott Jansen will lead North Coast, OneSource, Codale, QED, Viking Electric, Standard Electric and Echo Electric.
• Gulf-Atlantic: Regional President Mike Dumas will lead Crawford Electric, Summit Electric Supply, NorthEast Electrical, Cooper Electric, Capital Electric and World Electric.

Jansen and Dumas will report to Dana Mouritzen, Sonepar’s U.S. chief operating officer. Utility products and services distributor Irby will remain under Joe Lenoir’s leadership, with Lenoir reporting directly to Taylor.

Former Central Region President Andy Waring will focus on strategic initiatives, including expanding Sonepar’s industrial capabilities, and support leadership on acquisitions, integration and large strategic projects. Taylor credited Waring with overseeing significant organic growth and 12 acquisitions in the Central Region.

The restructuring follows several recent moves to expand Sonepar’s industrial services and digital capabilities.

• On Nov. 3, Sonepar announced its acquisition of Smyrna, TN-based EOSYS, an industrial automation solutions provider. The addition expanded its engineering and technical expertise across automation, digital transformation, industrial panel fabrication and electrical controls. Financial terms were not disclosed.
• On Oct. 21, Sonepar announced plans to invest $560 million to accelerate AI deployment globally. Applications include demand forecasting, inventory optimization, personalized product recommendations and automation of administrative and sales tasks, including quotation generation.
• That commitment followed the company’s Sept. 24 announcement of a global Data & AI platform developed with technology consulting firm Onepoint. At that time, Sonepar said predictive models supported by the platform had reached operations representing 95% of its revenue.

New Crawford Electric President

On Nov. 13, Sonepar announced that it appointed Marck Ganacheau as President of Houston-based Crawford Electric. Effective Jan. 1, Ganacheau succeeds Dumas.

Ganacheau joined Crawford in 2020 as VP of Finance and was promoted to COO in 2026.

Paris-based Sonepar reported 2025 global sales of $37.9 billion. Its U.S. network includes more than 571 locations and 12,700 employees.