MELVILLE, N.Y. and DAVIDSON, N.C., July 6,
2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MSC INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY CO.
(NYSE: MSM), a premier distributor of Metalworking and
Maintenance, Repair and Operations supplies to industrial customers
throughout North America, today
announced that it has named Rustom
Jilla to the role of Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, effective July 20.
Jilla succeeds Jeff Kaczka, who will
be retiring from MSC as previously announced following a short
transition period.
Jilla, 54, most recently served as CFO for Dematic Group, a
global provider of warehouse logistics and inventory management
solutions. Prior to Dematic, he spent more than a decade as CFO of
Ansell Limited, a publicly traded global leader in protective
solutions with approximately $1.6
billion (U.S.) in annual revenue and an MSC supplier.
Earlier in his career, Jilla spent 12 years at The BOC Group, a
U.K.-listed, multinational industrial gas company, where he held
various Product Management and Finance leadership roles.
"Rustom is an accomplished CFO with a strong track record of
producing exceptional results, while demonstrating high levels of
leadership in developing people, teams and organizations," said
Erik Gershwind, President and Chief
Executive Officer. "We are extremely pleased to welcome him to the
MSC leadership team."
Gershwind continued, "I would also like to extend my
appreciation to Jeff Kaczka for his
steadfast commitment, focus and effective leadership role during
his tenure as CFO of the company. We recognize him for his many
contributions to MSC's success and wish him the very best in his
retirement," Gershwind said.
Jilla received an M.B.A. in Finance and Corporate Policy &
Management from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor's degree
in Commerce from the University of Sri Jayewardenapura in
Sri Lanka. He is also a
Chartered Accountant (Sri Lanka)
and Chartered Management Accountant (United Kingdom).
"MSC is a company with a great culture that has been a leading
distributor of MRO products and services for many years. MSC is
well positioned to build on this strong foundation and deliver even
greater value for its shareholders, customers, suppliers,
associates and other key stakeholders. This is an exciting time to
be joining MSC and its leadership team," Jilla said.
About MSC Industrial Supply Co.
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE:MSM) is a leading North American
distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations
(MRO) products and services. We help our customers drive greater
productivity, profitability and growth with more than 1 million
products, inventory management and other supply chain solutions,
and deep expertise from more than 70 years of working with
customers across industries.
Our experienced team of over 6,500 associates is dedicated to
working side by side with our customers to help drive results for
their businesses - from keeping operations running efficiently
today to continuously rethinking, retooling, and optimizing for a
more productive tomorrow.
For more information on MSC, please visit
www.mscdirect.com.
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