

Barry Litwin
Chief Executive Officer
Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey, United States
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Barry Litwin is a renowned CEO with a robust history of leadership in both the industrial distribution and consumer retail sectors. His career is marked by significant achievements in leading public companies and private equity-backed organizations, where he has successfully driven growth, operational improvements, and profitability enhancements. Known for his strategic insight, he has a track record of fostering innovation and assembling highly effective and collaborative teams.
Throughout his tenure, Barry has been a pivotal strategic advisor, providing essential insights that have driven transformative growth in the businesses he has led. His management style is transformational and adaptive, emphasizing collaboration, engagement of associates, and operational excellence. He is committed to addressing customer needs, focusing on accountability and ownership across all organizational levels.
Employing a strategic planning approach known as the Five by Five, he focuses on identifying and leveraging initiatives that maximize organizational value and improve efficiency. He strongly believes in the power of enhancing the end-to-end customer experience to boost financial performance. His leadership has been central to initiatives to strengthen digital and omnichannel capabilities, enhance product quality, improve sales force efficiency, speed up product development, and optimize supply chain operations.
From April 2015 to January 2019, Barry served as the CEO of Adorama, transforming it into a leading retailer of professional cameras and consumer electronics. He implemented the FOCUS strategy, revitalizing the company's approach to talent, financial management, marketing, inventory, merchandising, and supply chain processes. This strategy expanded the company's high-margin offerings and significantly improved its competitive market stance.
After his successful tenure at Adorama, Barry assumed leadership at Global Industrial Company from January 2019 to August 2024. As CEO, he oversaw this top industrial supply distributor, managing annual sales that exceeded $1.3 billion. He implemented the "Accelerating the Customer Experience" strategy, which refined the selection, purchase, and delivery of large MRO items, significantly enhancing the company's competitive edge and increasing its market capitalization by $700 million. His strategic efforts, notably the acquisition of Indoff in May 2024, expanded the company's market reach and customer base.
Barry Litwin's leadership continues to be characterized by a commitment to creating a positive organizational culture emphasizing collaboration, trust, and accountability. His strategic and customer-centered approach remains a key factor in his ongoing success as a leader in the industry.
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