Vallen Distribution appoints Vallen U.S. president
Following the completed acquisition of Wesco Integrated Supply (WIS), Vallen Distribution announced a strategic, combined executive leadership structure, effective immediately.
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| Kevin Pugh | Kyle Weber | Will Lutz |
Leading the leadership restructure, Kevin Pugh will serve as president of Vallen U.S. while also being directly responsible for industrial field sales, inside sales, purchasing, planning, vendor managed inventory programs and the Vallen Safety Services Business; he will report to Delph. Pugh joined Wesco International in 1998 and has held several leadership roles, most recently serving as vice president at WIS.
"Establishing a combined leadership team and structure is a key milestone as we bring these two organizations together," said CEO Chuck Deph. "Vallen sits in a unique position in the market as the only broadline industrial distribution business with our expansive supply chain solution offering and serving as the single largest integrator in the world. Investing in world class talent and innovation across the enterprise is a key priority. Our combined management team is structured to benefit customers, suppliers, and associates and to take advantage of a larger organization with deliberate value-focused activities and results."
Kyle Weber will serve as Vallen's president of global integrated supply and will be responsible for accelerating Vallen's value proposition in the market and delivering on performance metrics; he will report to Delph. Weber joined Vallen in 1996 and previously served as vice president, integrated supply.
Will Lutz will serve as Vallen's chief business development officer and will be responsible for identifying enterprise customers across a multitude of verticals to accelerate growth for the Industrial Distribution and Integrated Supply business units. He too will report to Delph. Lutz is a 33-year veteran in the industrial distribution industry and previously served as Vallen's executive vice president of sales.
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