Lawson Products Announces Appointment of Brian Hoekstra as Vice President of Mergers and Acquisitions
September 04, 2019 at 12:30 pm
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Lawson Products, Inc. announced the appointment of Mr. Brian Hoekstra as vice president of mergers and acquisitions, a newly created position. Mr. Hoekstra will report directly to Michael DeCata, president and chief executive officer. Mr. Hoekstra is joining Lawson from W.W. Grainger where he served as Sr. Director, Mergers & Acquisitions. In his previous position, he led cross-functional acquisition teams in identifying and screening potential targets as well as leading the due diligence process, performing financial modeling and negotiations, and coordinating integrations. Additionally, he helped establish the company’s merger and acquisitions capability from the ground up by organizing the strategic framework, developing and training a team of functional experts, and instituting standard processes. Prior to Grainger, Mr. Hoekstra served as Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions with Clark Retail Enterprises and has held financial planning roles at AT&T and the Dial Corporation.
Distribution Solutions Group, Inc. is a specialty distribution company. The Company is engaged in providing value-added distribution solutions to the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO), original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and industrial technology markets. The Company operates through three segments: Lawson, Gexpro Services and TestEquity. Lawson is a distributor of products and services to the industrial, commercial, institutional and governmental MRO marketplace. Lawson primarily distributes MRO products to its customers through a network of sales representatives throughout the United States and Canada. TestEquity is a distributor of test and measurement equipment and solutions, electronic production supplies and tool kits from its manufacturing partners. The Companyâs Gexpro Services is a global supply chain solutions provider, specializing in the development of mission critical production line management, aftermarket and field installation programs.