People On the Move - May 3, 2024

Legrand (West Hartford, CT)

The company announced several strategic leadership updates within its Electrical Wiring Systems (EWS) division of Legrand, North and Central America (LNCA). Effective immediately, these updates include the creation of a new senior leadership role within the EWS sales organization, as well as several moves at the leadership level for the business’ four product lines (Cablofil, Connectrac, Pass & Seymour and Wiremold).
Company veteran Scott Bausch was appointed to the freshly created role of senior VP, Strategic Accounts and Revenue Operations. For the past three years, Bausch has been serving as vice president and general manager of the Pass & Seymour line, overseeing significant growth within Legrand’s wiring device business as well as helping to revitalize its innovation pipeline.
John Hoffman, executive VP of Sales and Demand Creation for EWS, is delighted to now be bringing Bausch back to the sales side of the division. “In his 20 years with Legrand, not only has Scott led three of our four EWS product lines, but he has also held past positions in sales leadership, in marketing and more. This has equipped Scott with a unique and invaluable history with our products and brands.”
As senior VP of Strategic Accounts and Revenue Operations, Bausch will provide support for Legrand’s most active distribution partners. He will also collaborate heavily across functions within EWS to ensure the customer base has the optimal offering, resources and programs to go to market, and succeed, in the evolving electrical device and systems industry.
In conjunction with Bausch’s move, Pung Chan, a 20-year-company veteran,  will now be taking on leadership of Pass & Seymour as the line’s new vice president and general manager. Chan has been leading the Wiremold line since 2021, and also took on oversight of the Connectrac line as well.
Additionally, Zac Bridgeman, current VP and general manager for Legrand’s Cablofil line, will now have oversight of the Wiremold and Connectrac product lines as well. Since joining Legrand in 2017, Bridgeman has guided the Cablofil team, particularly in service to the data center market.
As growth in that market continues, Kevin Major, a 16-year company veteran, will be stepping up to support Bridgeman as general manager for the Cablofil line. Major has been Legrand’s resident expert and sales lead for data centers in supporting the electrical distribution channel.

World Electric/Sonepar (Tampa, FL)

The company made several key changes to its leadership team:
Brandon Cox, in his 24th year at World Electric, has been named vice president of Sales-Central and West Florida. He and his team will be responsible for growing sales in traditional markets and new businesses such as solar and electric vehicles. 
Ben Austin, who joined Sonepar 12 year ago, has been promoted to VP of Supply Chain responsible for supply chain and operations for Georgia and Florida. He manages all logistics, including the regional distribution centers, branch warehouse operations, transportation and safety. 
Jim Paolucci, who came to World from Siemens, has been hired as director of Gear Sales for World Electric. In his newly created role, he will be responsible for growing all sales in the gear category. 
Kevin Massey is now director of Lighting Sales. Also in a newly created role, he will be responsible for growth and expertise in the lighting category,  project management and software solutions.
Gabino Martinez, has been promoted to director of Operations, South Florida. In this expanded role, he will focus on all South Florida warehouse and regional operations.

Omni Cable (OmniCable) (West Chester, PA)

Clyde Hayes was promoted to Houston’s regional manager. In this capacity, He brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his new position, with 23 of those years dedicated to OmniCable. Most recently, he served as the sales manager for the Houston region. 
With Hayes assuming his new role, Brad Cook recently transitioned to the regional manager role at OmniCable’s Fort Worth location.