Electrical provides distributor Sonepar shared on Dec. 18 that it has appointed new leaders for its West and East areas, efficient Jan. 1.
Taking the West area is Scott Jansen, who has served as President of Sonepaar subsidiary QED since 2021. The corporate notes that Jansen was instrumental within the sale of QED to Sonepar in 2015 and the mixing of Impartial Electrical Provide’s Arizona places into QED in 2023. Most lately, he spearheaded the growth of QED’s logistics community with central distribution leaders close to Denver and Phoenix.
“Scott brings a wealth of expertise and a confirmed means to navigate complexity,” stated Rob Taylor, President of Sonepar Americas. “He executes strategic plans successfully and is aware of the best way to finest help our working firms to allow them to develop profitably. I’m assured the West Area may have a easy transition beneath his management.”
Jansen will proceed to steer QED whereas the group finds his successor.
Jansen’s predecessor Dana Mouritzen will assume management of the East area whereas persevering with his concurrent position as COO for Sonepar USA. Mouritzen has led the corporate’s West area since 2021 and can succeed former East area chief Alan Rosenfeld, who’s retiring on the finish of 2025.
Spain Acquisition
In the meantime, France-based Sonepar additionally introduced an acquisition in Spain. The corporate has acquired Grup Carol — a distributor of commercial services, automation and dtacop in Catalonia through six branches within the province of Barcelona. The corporate recorded gross sales of $40 million USD in 2024. Grup Carol has 95 associates, together with a gaggle of specialised technical engineers.
The corporate gives service and professional recommendation in industrial merchandise & providers, datacom, automation, electrical materials, robotics and lighting for engineering corporations, installers, upkeep and producers of commercial equipment.
