GME Supply Co. names new president, COO, appoints VP sales
GME Supply Co. CEO Caleb Messer announced that the company has named Ryan Keogh as president and chief operating officer. In addition, Earlier in December, the company promoted John Lamond to vice president of sales.
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"We are incredibly excited to welcome Ryan to the team," said Messer. "As our business continues to grow, so does its complexity. Ryan brings tremendous commercial and operational leadership experience to GME. He was the clear choice to join our team after an exhaustive national search based on his track record of leading high-growth companies through the changes they faced while simultaneously improving workforce engagement and culture. Ryan will help us remain true to ourselves as we continue to evolve."
Before joining GME, Ryan held several commercial and operational leadership positions, most recently as the chief commercial officer, at the Pearlman Group, a multi-channel developer and distributor of supplies, tools, and equipment for specialty contractors. Before the Pearman Group, Ryan led commercial and operational functions at businesses in the produce & food distribution industries. Ryan is a United States Army veteran with multiple combat deployments leading both conventional and Special Operations forces. He holds a Systems Engineering degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Emory University.
"I could not be more excited about joining the great team at GME Supply," said Keogh. "They have distinguished themselves as world-class service partners for their customers and suppliers, and the dedicated team of employees throughout the US and Canada is truly their value proposition. As a digitally enabled distributor that leads with innovation and service, the GME Supply platform has unlimited potential. I'm honored to be a part of the next stage of GME's growth."
New Vice President of Sales Appointed
On December 9, John Lamond was promoted to vice president of sales. Previously the national sales director, Lamond takes ownership of client interaction across all divisions of the company.
"John has been a key contributor to our success in his time with the company," said Messer. "Under his leadership, our service offerings and the value we provide clients in his sectors have continued to expand at an impressive rate. Based on this track record of success, we're all excited to see John take the reins of an expanded role to advance our capabilities as a company."
During his tenure with GME, Lamond has overseen significant growth, both within the company and in the firm's offerings and markets served. As a voting committee member for multiple industry associations, John has continued to focus on making the industries he serves a better, safer place - even when it involves significant time and energy without losing focus on driving impact within the Sales organization.
GME's growth track record is impressive. In the last five years, the company has completed four acquisitions, started two new locations from the ground up, and launched a number of new services to improve the lives of those in the industries they serve - including the GME PRO platform, which brings what people have come to expect in traditional e-commerce into the business-to-business arena. All of this has been accomplished while maintaining a workplace culture which has won multiple awards.
"You do your best work when you love what you do," said Lamond. "I couldn't be more honored to work alongside our amazing team at GME in this new role. I'm excited to help lead our efforts to continue to provide the best experience for our customers across all the industries we serve."
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