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Home » Core & Main Realigns Leadership

Core & Main Realigns Leadership

January 29, 2018
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Core & Main, the distributors of water, sewer, storm and fire protection products, will implement the new organizational changes in an effort to enhance customer value and accelerate company growth.

Steve LeClair has been named CEO of the new stand-alone entity, formerly HD Supply Waterworks. As CEO, LeClair will oversee the waterworks and fire protection businesses and will continue to lead the company with over 246 branch locations and 3,000 associates across the country.

“We saw an opportunity to streamline our work processes and align the skills of our senior leaders to meet the increased demands of our new independent company,” said LeClair, CEO of Core & Main. “We want to harness our team’s knowledge and deep functional experiences as we grow and evolve so that we continue serving our customers at the highest level.”

The following individuals will report directly to Steve LeClair.

Jack Schaller has been named president of the Waterworks business. Formerly the Senior RVP of the Central Region, Schaller will be responsible for leading the field sales organization for the Waterworks business.

Brad Cowles has been appointed COO Core & Main and president of the Fire Protection business. Cowles will continue to serve as COO for the Waterworks business, leading strategic sales in capital-intensive growth initiatives including national accounts, water meters, treatment plants and fusible plastics. In his expanded role, he will assume additional responsibility for Fire Protection’s national footprint.

Laura Schneider, currently vice president, Human Resources has been promoted to chief human resources officer. In addition to her focus on talent management, Schneider will assume additional responsibility for Total Rewards, Marketing and Communications.

Mark Witkowski, VP and CFO will assume increased responsibility for the IT organization in addition to financial planning, accounting, tax, treasury and risk, financial services, financial modeling and credit functions.

Mark Whittenburg, general counsel and secretary, will assume all legal, contractual and compliance responsibilities including EHS and other field support resources.

Visit www.coreandmain.com

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