Gershwind to become MSC president & CEO
MSC Industrial Direct announced that Erik Gershwind will become president and CEO on Jan. 1 as part of the company's previously announced succession plan.
Currently president and chief operating officer, Gershwind will succeed current CEO David Sandler, who will serve as executive vice chairman until at least calendar year 2017. Additionally, chairman of the board Mitchell Jacobson will become non-executive Chairman.
Gershwind, age 41, was appointed cxecutive vice president and chief operating officer in October 2009 and promoted to president in October 2011. In October 2010, he was appointed to the board. He has been a member of the management team for more than 16 years, beginning with mergers and acquisitions in 1996 and expanding into sales, product management, marketing and e-Commerce. In 1999, he established MSC's Internet business. Since 2008, Gershwind has led the company's strategic team responsible for defining and directing business strategy.
"Erik has worked diligently through positions of increasing responsibility during his extensive tenure at MSC and has demonstrated a strong history of accomplishment, leadership and contribution to defining and driving the company's strategy," said Sandler. "He has an intimate understanding of the needs of our customers and all stakeholders, deep expertise in our industry and the vision to bring MSC into the future."
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