Graybar Elects Geekie Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel

Graybar Electric Co. (St. Louis): Matthew W. Geekie has been elected senior vice president, secretary and general counsel. In his new capacity, Geekie will lead Graybar’s legal department and serve on the company’s board of directors. Additionally, he is responsible for risk management. He replaces Thomas F. Dowd, who retired after 11 years of service with Graybar. Geekie reports to Graybar Chairman, President and CEO Robert A. Reynolds Jr. Geekie has more than 20 years of legal experience. Prior to joining Graybar in February as deputy general counsel, he served as general counsel and secretary at XTRA Corp., a Berkshire Hathaway company. He has also served as assistant general counsel at Emerson Process Management.