Executive Officers & Board of Directors


  • Rob Aarnes

    Mr. Rob Aarnes has served as President of ADI Global Distribution, a $4.6B wholesale distributor of commercial and residential security, life safety, and audio-visual products, and a leading provider of smart-living products, services, and software, since 2017. ADI is the distribution segment within Resideo Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: REZI), a $7.3B leading global manufacturer and distributor of technology-driven products and solutions that provide home comfort, security, life safety, and energy efficiency. Mr. Aarnes is a member of Resideo's executive leadership team and a Section 16 Officer, and regularly reports to the company's Board of Directors. Resideo, including ADI, spun off from Honeywell (NYSE: HON) in 2018.

    Previously, Mr. Aarnes served as Vice President & General Manager of ADI North America from 2014 to 2016, and Vice President of Operations for ADI North America from 2012 to 2014. Before joining ADI, he held various senior leadership roles within private equity, specialty retail and big box consumer electronics retail companies ranging from several hundred million to multi-billion dollar revenue volumes. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served as a Naval Supply Officer from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Aarnes is a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt.

    Mr. Aarnes brings to the board an extensive background in developing strong distribution models to maximize profitability, advance growth, and deliver a robust omnichannel customer experience. Driving a growth culture, he successfully delivered over $2B of organic revenue growth at ADI, while driving margin progression. Mr. Aarnes has a significant background in cultivating strong customer and supplier relationships, while offering a comprehensive portfolio that includes more than 1,000 brands and an expansive assortment of proprietary products. Mr. Aarnes has immense experience implementing digital capabilities to optimize supply chain operations, including ERP consolidations, pricing optimization tools, touchless ordering capabilities, business intelligence, analytics, and AI/ML sales tools. Additionally, he brings to the board a wealth of knowledge in M&A activities, having executed seven acquisitions over four years totaling over $1.3B in new revenue at ADI.

  • Kristen Actis-Grande

    Ms. Kristen Actis-Grande has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company in August 2020.  Prior to joining the Company, over the past seventeen years, Ms. Actis-Grande held various positions of increasing responsibility in the finance area at Ingersoll-Rand plc and Ingersoll Rand Inc. (NYSE: IR; formerly known as Gardner Denver Holdings, Inc. and following Gardner Denver's acquisition of Ingersoll-Rand plc's Industrial segment on Feb 29, 2020). Most recently, from June 2020 through August 2020, Ms. Actis-Grande served as Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis at Ingersoll Rand Inc. From February 2020 to June 2020, Ms. Actis-Grande served as the Vice President of Finance, Industrial Technologies and Services EMEIA at Ingersoll Rand Inc. From August 2018 to February 2020, Ms. Actis-Grande served as the Vice President of Finance, Compression Technologies and Services at Ingersoll-Rand plc. From May 2016 to August 2018, Ms. Actis-Grande served as Vice President of Finance, Residential HVAC and Supply at Ingersoll-Rand plc. From April 2014 to May 2016, Ms. Actis-Grande served as a Director of Selling Finance and Business Initiatives, Residential HVAC and Supply at Ingersoll-Rand plc.

    Ms. Actis-Grande holds a Master's of Business Administration from Kelley School of Business at Indiana University and a Bachelor's of Science in finance from Lehigh University College of Business and Economics.

  • Beth Bledsoe

    Ms. Bledsoe was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer of the Company in November 2020. Previously, she served as our Vice President and Chief People Officer from January 2019 to November 2020, and as our Director, Human Resources – Corporate Functions from February 2015 to January 2019. Prior to joining MSC, Ms. Bledsoe served in various human resources leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Ingersoll-Rand plc.

  • Neal Dongre

    Mr. Neal Dongre is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for MSC Industrial Supply Co. and leads the company's Legal and Corporate Governance activities.

    Mr. Dongre joined MSC in 2013 as the company's first Technology Counsel, bringing critical experience in intellectual property, data privacy and technology matters. Beginning in 2018, Mr. Dongre began to assume expanded responsibilities in the Legal Department, first as Director, Senior Counsel & Assistant Corporate Secretary, and later as Vice President, Legal & Assistant Corporate Secretary. In 2022, he was promoted to Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary and took on leadership of MSC’s Legal function. Mr. Dongre took on the role of Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary in 2024.

    Prior to joining MSC, Mr. Dongre worked in private practice and later as in-house counsel at a Washington, D.C.-based technology company. Mr. Dongre graduated from Duke University with bachelor's degrees in computer science and economics. He earned his juris doctorate from the University of Maryland's Francis King Carey School of Law.

  • Erik Gershwind

    Mr. Gershwind is our Chief Executive Officer for MSC Industrial Supply Co. He was appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer in January 2013. Previously, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2013 to September 2024, President and Chief Operating Officer from October 2011 to January 2013, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from October 2009 to October 2011. Mr. Gershwind was elected by the Board to serve as a director in October 2010. Mr. Gershwind also previously served as our Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing from December 2005 and our Vice President of Product Management from April 2005. From August 2004 to April 2005, Mr. Gershwind served as Vice President of MRO and Inventory Management. Mr. Gershwind has held various positions of increasing responsibility in Product, e-Commerce and Marketing. Mr. Gershwind joined the company in 1996 as manager of our acquisition integration initiative.

    Mr. Gershwind has held senior management positions responsible for key business functions of the company and is a key contributor to our current strategy and success. In addition, as our Chief Executive Officer, he brings critical perspectives to our Board on our strategic direction and growth strategy.

    Mr. Gershwind is the nephew of Mitchell Jacobson, our Non-executive Chairman of the Board, and the son of Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, Mr. Jacobson’s sister. Mr. Jacobson and Ms. Gershwind Fiverson are also our principal shareholders. There are no other family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

  • Louise Goeser

    Ms. Goeser is the Chief Executive Officer of LKG Enterprises, a private advisory firm that she founded in October 2018. Ms. Goeser previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Grupo Siemens S.A. de C.V., where she was responsible for Siemens Mesoamérica, from March 2009 until her retirement in May 2018. Siemens Mesoamérica is the Mexican, Central American and Caribbean unit of multinational Siemens AG, a global engineering company operating in the industrial, energy and healthcare sectors. Ms. Goeser previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford of Mexico from January 2005 to November 2008. Prior to this position, she served as Vice President, Global Quality for Ford Motor Company from 1999 to 2005. Prior to 1999, Ms. Goeser served as General Manager, Refrigeration and Vice President, Corporate Quality at Whirlpool Corporation and held various leadership positions with Westinghouse Electric Corporation.

    Ms. Goeser has extensive experience in senior executive positions and as a director of large public companies, and she possesses the knowledge and expertise necessary to contribute an important viewpoint on a wide variety of governance and operational issues, as well as the reporting and other responsibilities of a public company.

    Ms. Goeser was appointed a director of Watts Water Technologies, Inc. in March 2018. During the last five years, Ms. Goeser previously served as a director and a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee of Talen Energy Corporation and as a director and member of the Compensation, Governance and Nominating Committee of PPL Corporation.

  • Mitchell Jacobson

    Mr. Jacobson was appointed our President and Chief Executive Officer in October 1995 and held both positions until November 2003. He continued as our Chief Executive Officer until November 2005. Mr. Jacobson was appointed our Chairman of the Board in January 1998 and became Non-executive Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2013. Previously, Mr. Jacobson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sid Tool Co., Inc., our predecessor company and current wholly-owned and principal operating subsidiary from June 1982 to November 2005.

    Mr. Jacobson has been instrumental to our past and ongoing growth, which reflects the values, strategy and vision that Mr. Jacobson contributes. His leadership as Chairman, experience in industrial distribution and strategic input are critically important to our Board. In addition, as one of our principal shareholders, Mr. Jacobson provides critical insight and perspective relating to the company’s shareholders.

    Mr. Jacobson is the uncle of Erik Gershwind, our President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the company, and the brother of Marjorie Gershwind Fiverson, Mr. Gershwind’s mother. There are no other family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

    Mr. Jacobson was appointed a director of Ambrosia Holdings, L.P. in August 2017. Mr. Jacobson previously served as a director of HD Supply Holdings, Inc. from October 2007 to December 2013.

  • Michael Kaufmann

    Mr. Kaufmann served as Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Health, Inc. from January 2018 to September 2022. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Cardinal Health, Inc. from November 2014 to December 2017 and as Chief Executive Officer of the Pharmaceutical Segment of Cardinal Health, Inc. from August 2009 to November 2014. Previously, he was Group President for the Medical distribution businesses of Cardinal Health, Inc. from April 2008 until August 2009. Mr. Kaufmann served in other executive positions with Cardinal Health, Inc. from 1990 through 2008, and prior to that he worked for almost six years in public accounting with Arthur Andersen.

    Mr. Kaufmann’s operational expertise and broad experience as a former senior executive of a major healthcare services and products company makes him a valued asset to the Board. His knowledge of the distribution business and supply chain management expertise provide the Board with critical insights. In addition, having previously served as a chief financial officer of a large public company, Mr. Kaufmann brings additional finance and accounting expertise to our Board. Mr. Kaufmann qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by applicable SEC rules.

    Mr. Kaufmann also previously served as a director of Cardinal Health, Inc. from January 2018 to September 2022.

  • Martina McIsaac

    Ms. Martina McIsaac is President and Chief Operating Officer for MSC Industrial Supply Co. In this role, she has overall responsibility for the entirety of MSC’s day-to-day operations, which includes Sales, Field Service/Solutions, Category Management, Procurement, Pricing, Supply Chain, Sustainability and Information Technology.

    Ms. McIsaac joined MSC in 2022 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer following a nine-year tenure with Hilti Corporation, a multinational company that develops, manufactures and markets hardware, software and services for the construction, building maintenance, energy and manufacturing industries. Most recently, she served as Region Head and Chief Executive Officer of Hilti, Inc., leading the North America organization. Prior to joining Hilti, Ms. McIsaac held a series of progressively responsible leadership roles with Avery Dennison, a Fortune 500 global materials science and manufacturing company. During her 14-year tenure with Avery Dennison, Ms. McIsaac served in a range of sales, marketing, business development and operational roles in Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Canada and the U.S. prior to being named Vice President and General Manager of the Performance Polymers Division.

    Ms. McIsaac holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Western University and a master’s degree in international business from the University of South Carolina, where she serves on the board of the Folks Center for International Business. An advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion, Ms. McIsaac is a signatory to the Catalyst CEO Champions for Change pledge, joining other high-profile leaders who are personally committed to advancing women, including women of color, into senior leadership positions. She is a member of the Appalachian State University Supply Chain Advisory Board, the Texas Women’s Foundation’s Economic Leadership Council, a past chair of the Dallas Habitat for Humanity Women Build and past member of the Board of Directors for United Way of Metropolitan Dallas.

  • Steven Paladino

    Mr. Paladino, who has served as our Lead Director since October 2024, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Henry Schein, Inc. from 2000 until his retirement in April 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Paladino served in other key roles with Henry Schein, Inc., including Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1993 to 2000, Vice President and Treasurer from 1990 to 1992, and Corporate Controller from 1987 to 1990. Before joining Henry Schein, Inc., Mr. Paladino was employed as a Certified Public Accountant for seven years, most recently with the international accounting firm of BDO Seidman LLP (now known as BDO USA, LLP).

    Mr. Paladino brings to the Board extensive financial, accounting and distribution industry expertise. Mr. Paladino’s skills in corporate finance and accounting provide the Board with expertise and depth in public company accounting issues, and his distribution-related experience provides the Board with critical knowledge and perspectives. Further, his experience as a public company director provides the Board with additional knowledge and perspectives on corporate governance matters. Mr. Paladino qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by applicable SEC rules.

    Mr. Paladino also previously served as a director of Henry Schein, Inc. from 1992 to April 2024 and served as a director of Covetrus, Inc. from February 2019 to October 2022.

  • Philip Peller

    Mr. Peller, who served as our Lead Director from December 2007 to October 2024, was a partner of Andersen Worldwide S.C. and Arthur Andersen LLP from 1970 until his retirement in 1999. He served as Managing Partner of Practice Protection and Partner Affairs for Andersen Worldwide S.C. from 1998 to 1999 and as Managing Partner of Practice Protection from 1996 to 1998. He also served as the Managing Director of Quality, Risk Management and Professional Competence for Arthur Andersen’s global audit practice.

    Mr. Peller’s extensive experience in global audit, financial, risk and compliance matters provides invaluable expertise to our Board. In addition, Mr. Peller’s accounting background and experience allow him to provide the Board with unique insight into public company accounting issues and challenges, and also qualify him as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by applicable SEC rules.

  • Rahquel Purcell

    Ms. Purcell has served as Chief Transformation Officer, North America of L’Oréal USA, a division of L’Oréal S.A., the world’s largest cosmetics company, since 2022.  Prior to that, she served as Chief Operations Officer, North America of L’Oréal USA from 2020 to 2022, as Senior Vice President, Head of Supply Chain, North America of L’Oréal USA from 2017 to 2020 and as Vice President, Supply Chain, Americas of L’Oréal USA from 2016 to 2017.  Before joining L’Oréal USA, Ms. Purcell was with The Procter & Gamble Company, a consumer products company, for more than 20 years during which time she held a series of progressively responsible global leadership roles, including Director, Global Packaging & Design Purchases from 2013 to 2015, Director, New Business Creation from 2012 to 2013, and Director, North America Product Supply Operations from 2009 to 2012.  Prior to her tenure with The Procter & Gamble Company, Ms. Purcell was with PepsiCo, Inc. and General Motors Company.

    Ms. Purcell brings to the Board extensive expertise in the areas of manufacturing, supply chain, purchases, packaging and development, which she has gained through her more than 30 years of experience in the cosmetics, consumer products, beverage and automotive industries.  Her experience in omni-channel leadership also provides the Board with critical insights.  In addition, Ms. Purcell’s interests in sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion are also valuable to the Board.

  • Rudina Seseri

    Ms. Seseri is the Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, LLC, a Boston-based venture capital firm that invests in artificial intelligence and frontier technology companies, which she founded in November 2015. In January 2018, Ms. Seseri was appointed by the Harvard Business School as Rock Venture Capital Partner. Prior to her appointment, she served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the university since 2014. From January 2007 to November 2015, Ms. Seseri worked at Fairhaven Capital, a technology venture capital firm, as a senior associate from January 2007 to December 2010, and as a partner from December 2010 to November 2015.  From 2005 to 2007, she served as a Senior Manager in the Corporate Development Group of Microsoft Corp. She served as a Senior Analyst in the Investment Banking, Technology Group of Credit Suisse from 2000 to 2003.

  • Kim Shacklett

    Ms. Kim Shacklett is Senior Vice President, Sales & Customer Success for MSC. In this role, she has responsibility for the company’s U.S. & Class C Solutions Group (CCSG) sales teams which include field, telesales and inside operational centers of excellence (Customer Care Operations, Commercial Operations and CCSG Operations).

    Kim has over 30 years of metalworking experience and joined MSC in 2006 with the acquisition of J&L Industrial Supply, where she helped lead the acquisition integration. Throughout her tenure at MSC, she led the company’s industry-leading metalworking business with annual revenue in excess of $1 billion, grew a best-in-class telesales organization and implemented a successful contact management strategy that leveraged various advanced technologies. She has also played a leadership role in driving MSC’s vending strategy and program and applying technology to help customers better manage their inventories through smart inventory management solutions. Kim most recently served as Interim Vice President, Sales & Customer Success.

    Kim earned a bachelor’s degree in business from Central Michigan University.

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