Hardlines distributor Orgill named a new CEO and announced several new roles for members of its executive team. The moves represent the next step in the company’s planned leadership succession.
Effective January 1, 2020, Orgill’s current president Boyden Moore will step into the role of president and CEO and current CEO and chairman Ron Beal will remain as the company’s chairman of the board. Orgill senior executive Byrne Whitehead will continue in his role as the board’s vice chairman.
Moore assumed the role of president in 2018 after serving as Orgill’s general manager of retail and president of Tyndale Advisors, a subsidiary of Orgill. Before joining Orgill, Boyden worked in retail, founding the Central Network Retail Group and leading Alabama-based home improvement retailing chain Marvin’s.
“Ron and Byrne have led Orgill through our most dynamic growth, from a small regional distributor to the fastest growing, most successful distributor in the industry,” Moore said in a public statement. “The momentum in our business that they’ve driven ensures that our best days remain in front of us. And while they are stepping away from their day-to-day management duties we are pleased to have their continued guidance and support for years to come.”
Orgill also announced the retirement of two long-time team members, Grady Gennings and Mike Ferrell. Gennings led Orgill’s corporate accounts team while Ferrell managed Orgill’s LBM category.
Memphis, Tenn.-based Orgill was founded in 1847 and serves more than 6,000 retail hardware stores, home centers, professional lumber dealers, and farm stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.
