Florness to Step Down as Fastenal CEO in July
Dan Florness has been with the company since 1996 and its CEO for the past nine-plus years.
December 22, 2025
The electrical supplies distributor promoted its veteran director of supplier relations from its Communications & Security Solutions unit to take the role.
The Houston-based lubricants distributor added Colombia-based Chevron distributor OilRed, extending the reach of its Grupo Lucalza Latin American division.
The fasteners, specialty wire & cable and industrial products provider has made a series of appointments and promotions spanning corporate development, finance, sales, operations, value-added services and its Canadian business. We detail them all here.
The buying group timed the appointment with its pending supplyFORCE acquisition after reporting 15% first-half member sales growth.
A 23-year company veteran will lead the distributor’s cybersecurity resilience and enterprise risk efforts, becoming the latest longtime Border States employee-owner elevated to a VP role in 2026.
It’s effective July 1, as Terry O’Brien retires and transitions into an advisory and board role.
The new top leadership appointment is effective July 13, as Founder Brian Price transitions to Board Chairman
TIC has appointed an 18-year company veteran to lead its Motors & Drives sales efforts, succeeding longtime leader John O’Brien.
The newly-merged JanSan, packaging and foodservice supplies distributor adds a veteran supply chain leader with experience from SRS Distribution, Neiman Marcus, Target and Airgas.
Wesco said the internal promotion supports its strategy to help customers manage complex capital projects, following recent moves in data center cooling and pro A/V services.
As the irrigation and landscape supplies distributor transitions to a new CEO on July 1, it will also have financial, sales & marketing and landscape products leadership.
Apex Tool Group named Chris Keffer — most recently President and CEO of STIHL Inc. — as its new CEO, succeeding Jim Roberts after a decade in the role.
