People On the Move - Jan. 24, 2025 Update

WAC Lighting (Port Washington, NY)

Keith Eagle (photo above) joined the copany as VP of Business Development. He was previously VP and general manager for Signify Lighting.

Zekelman (Chicago, IL)

Kevin Heffernan has joined the company as its new senior VP, Electrical Sales. In this role, he will have full commercial responsibility for Zekelman’s expanding portfolio of electrical products.

Heffernan has more than 15 years of experience in the electrical industry, most recently serving as the VP of Sales and Marketing at Encore Wire. Prior to that role, Heffernan held senior leadership positions with Current (formerly GE Current) and Smiths Detection (formerly Morpho Detection).

Heffernan holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a MBA from the University of Richmond Robins School of Business.

Viking Electric/Sonepar (Minneapolis, MN)

Viking Electric hired Gregg Miller as its new Twin Cities Contractor Sales Manager. He brings more than 26 years of experience in the electrical distribution industry, including roles in outside sales, branch/operations manager, sales manager and most recently, director of sales and acquisitions. In his new role, Miller will manage Viking Electric Supply's sales strategy across the Twin Cities metropolitan area.
 “Gregg’s experience and record of managing sales growth will serve us well as we grow our company’s contractor-related services,” Viking Electric Vice President of Contractor Sales Brett Wilson said in the press release. “We will rely on his sales and management experience to position Viking Electric as an indispensable electrical supply chain partner.”
As part of Sonepar, Viking Electric now has 23 locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Chicago (Sunrise Electric). The company was founded in 1964, in St. Paul, MN, and serves residential and commercial electrical contractors, industrial, tool, and related markets. The company stocks more than 30,000 products from 400 manufacturers including electrical supplies, lighting, power tools, hand tools, wire and cable, automation, datacom and switchgear.

Shingle & Gibb Automation (Moorestown, NJ)

This distributor of high technology controls and industrial automation, promoted Larry Ferracci to president.
Ferracci joined Shingle & Gibb in 2019 as the company’s chief strategy officer and most recently served as chief operating officer.
Ferracci has decades of experience in distribution and a proven track record of successful leadership across all key organizational functions, including operations, marketing, sales, IT and finance. As president, Ferracci will be responsible for providing strategic vision and effective management.

LEDVANCE (Wilmington, MA)

Graham Wark was appointed VP of Trade Sales, US. He has more than 35 years of experience in the lighting industry, including many years  with LEDVANCE. During his previous tenure at LEDVANCE, Graham served in several senior leadership positions, including president of Canada for Osram Sylvania and at Sylvania Lighting Services.
“The lighting market is undergoing transformative changes, and I look forward to collaborating with the team here to seize new opportunities, support our customers and strengthen LEDVANCE’s position as a market leader," he said in the press release.”

Standard Electric Supply (Milwaukee, WI)

The company announced several key leadership promotions. Cassie Petty has been named Chief Human Resources and Quality Officer. She has dedicated 41 years to Standard Electric, during which she has continually taken on increasing responsibilities. Several other executives were promoted to vice president roles: Megan Schultz, Vice President-Finance;  Penny Mingerink, Vice President-Warehouse Operations;  and Kati Broady-Vice President-Supplier Relations and Digital Transformation.