Fastenal Company has appointed Max H. Tunnicliff to the position of Senior Executive Vice President, effective November 10, 2025. As Senior Executive Vice President, Mr. Tunnicliff's responsibilities include establishing priorities, setting goals, and providing guidance and oversight for the Company's finance, accounting, audit, and general counsel functions. Mr. Tunnicliff brings a tremendous amount of experience, insights, and perspective to Fastenal, having most recently served as chief financial officer of Beko Europe, a leading home appliance business in Europe.
Previously, he served in a variety of senior finance leadership roles with Whirlpool Corporation including head of internal audit and VP of strategy, and chief financial officer of the Asia Pacific region. While at Whirlpool, he also previously led teams responsible for financial reporting, category profitability, supply chain finance, and commercial planning. Mr. Tunnicliff, 47, previously served since January 2024 as the chief financial officer of Beko Europe, a leading home appliance business in Europe that was formed in 2024 under agreement between Arcelik and Whirlpool Corporation ('Whirlpool').
Prior to this role, he served as head of internal audit and VP of strategy of Whirlpool from November 2021 to December 2023. He also served as the chief financial officer of the Asia Pacific Region of Whirlpool from August 2019 to October 2021. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tunnicliff held a variety of senior finance leadership roles at Whirlpool across North America and global operations, where he led teams responsible for financial reporting, category profitability, supply chain finance, and commercial planning.
Before joining Whirlpool, he spent seven years with Deloitte in audit and advisory services, where he supported large multinational clients across several industries. As of November 10, 2025, Mr. Tunnicliff will become the principal financial officer of the Company.
