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10/22/09 - MSC Industrial Direct Co. Announces Key Promotion
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MELVILLE, N.Y. - MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC. (NYSE: MSM), “MSC” or the “Company,” one of the premier distributors of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operation (“MRO”) supplies to industrial customers throughout the United States, announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has promoted Erik Gershwind to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
Mr. Gershwind previously served as MSC’s Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing where he has had overall responsibility for product management and marketing activities, including purchasing, supplier management, merchandising, supply chain management, promotional strategy, database marketing and marketing services, as well as overall responsibility for corporate strategic planning. In his new role, Mr. Gershwind is responsible for the Company’s Sales and Operations functions. He will continue to report to David Sandler, MSC’s President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Gershwind, age 38, has held various positions of increasing responsibility in business development, sales management, branch integration, product management, marketing and e-commerce at the Company. Before becoming Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing in December 2005, Mr. Gershwind served as Vice President of Product Management and previous to that as Vice President of MRO and Inventory Management. Mr. Gershwind joined the Company in 1996 as manager of the Company’s acquisition integration initiative, and in 1999 established MSC’s highly successful Internet business as Director of E-Commerce.
Mr. Gershwind graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania and magna cum laude with a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He also serves on the board of directors for the Gershwind and Jacobson charitable foundations and on the board of overseers for the University of Pennsylvania Libraries.
Mr. Gershwind lives on Long Island with his wife and their three children.
About MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc.: MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is one of the premier distributors of MRO supplies to industrial customers throughout the United States. MSC distributes approximately 590,000 industrial products from approximately 3,000 suppliers to approximately 350,000 customers. In-stock availability is approximately 99%, with next day standard delivery to the contiguous United States on qualifying orders up until 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. MSC reaches its customers through a combination of approximately 27 million direct-mail catalogs and CD-ROMs, 96 branch sales offices, 927 sales people, the Internet and associations with some of the world's most prominent B2B e-commerce portals. For more information, visit the Company's website at http://www.mscdirect.com.
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