Dec 22 (Reuters) - Fastenal said on Monday that CEO Daniel Florness will step down on July 16, 2026, and that company insider Jeffery Watts has been named as his successor, effective the same date.
(Reporting by Parth Chandna; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)
Presently, Daniel Lars Florness occupies the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Fastenal Co. Mr. Florness is also on the board of H.B. Fuller Co., Gundersen Lutheran Health System, Inc., PlastiComp, Inc. and Fastenal Europe Ltd.
In his past career he occupied the position of Senior Manager at KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin.
Fastenal Company is one of the North American leaders in industrial and construction material distribution. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- fastening products (30.7%): screws, nuts, bolts, joints, etc.;
- protection equipment (22.2%);
- storage and handling equipment (10.2%);
- industrial assembly and disassembly tools (8.4%);
- pneumatic and hydraulic tools (6.7%);
- cutting equipment (5.3%);
- electrical materials (4.7%);
- welding equipment (4.2%);
- other (3.4%).
At the end of 2024, the group had 3,628 outlets located primarily in the United States/Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic (2,924), Canada (317), Mexico (219), and Europe (96).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (83.1%), Canada and Mexico (13.7%) and other (3.2%).
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