People On the Move - December 20, 2024 Update

Crescent Electric Supply Co. (East Dubuque, IL)

Scott Teerlinck, president and CEO (above), will leave to pursue opportunities outside the company. Teerlinck will remain with the company through Jan. 31, 2025, to help ensure a smooth transition.
The board of directors is implementing its succession process and will soon commence a search for the next CEO. Kristi Dahlke, senior VP and CFO, will serve as interim CEO.

"We have come a long way since Jan. 2021, when we kicked off our transformation to meet the changing needs of the marketplace and the expectations of our shareholders," said Teerlinck in the press release. "During our transformational journey, we have navigated the highs and lows of inflation, supply chain disruptions and a global pandemic. I am extremely proud of how our employees have remained engaged and customer-focused along the way. I am equally grateful for the support of our supplier partners as we jointly pivoted toward stronger alignment and collaboration." 

Ranked #11 in Electrical Wholesaling’s 2024 Top 100 Distributors ranking, Crescent Electric has more than 140 branches in 28 states. In addition to the Crescent Electric brand, customers are served by BA Supply in Missouri; Interstate Electric Supply in Idaho and Oregon; Mesco Electrical Supply in Ohio; National Electric Supply in New Mexico; Womack Electric Supply in Virginia and North Carolina; Stoneway Electric in Washington and Idaho; and Lowe Electric in Georgia and South Carolina.

Summit Electric Supply/Sonepar (Albuquerque, NM)

Dwayne Roberts will be president of Summit Electric Supply, effective Jan. 3. He has more than two decades of experience in the electrical distribution industry and currently holds the position of VP-Operations at the company. Current Summit President Ed Gerber will be leaving the company, effective Jan. 3 to pursue another opportunity.

Rob Taylor, president Sonepar Americas, said in the press release, “We are deeply appreciative of the tremendous contributions Ed Gerber has made during his tenure as president; his leadership, along with the work of the talented Summit associates, has strengthened Summit, leaving us with a solid foundation for continued success. We look forward to a bright future under Dwayne’s leadership.”

Mayer Electric Supply/Rexel USA (Birmingham, AL)

Pat Daley will be president and Rexel senior VP, replacing Mike Kidney who announced he is retiring at the end of the year. Daley will begin his new role on Jan. 2. 

Daley most recently served as the VP of Industrial Sales and Strategic Accounts for Schneider Electric’s National Sales Force (NSF). Under his leadership, the NSF-Industrial team was the fastest-growing industrial sales pipe in the organization. He spearheaded key strategic initiatives, including development of saturation strategy, leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for new customer acquisition and implementing a leadership development program. Prior to that he served as the area sales manager for Schneider’s Southeast Area, the largest in the NSF. Before joining Schneider, Daley spent a decade at Eaton. 

 “It has been my great pleasure to serve as the president of Mayer for the last two years and work alongside great leaders for nearly two decades with the company,” said Kidney in the press release. “We spent a great deal of time considering the right person for the president of Mayer, and we all reached a unanimous decision that Pat was the one person we felt could lead us forward. We are confident that he will be a strong and effective leader.”