Leviton Promotes Hendler, Sokolow

Sept. 28, 2007
Harold Leviton, Leviton’s CEO and chairman of the board, passed away earlier this month, leaving two of his sons-in-law to lead the company.

Harold Leviton, Leviton’s CEO and chairman of the board, passed away earlier this month, leaving two of his sons-in-law to lead the company.

Donald J. Hendler, who in 2005 was named president, will assume the additional title and role of CEO. Stephen B. Sokolow, who was named vice chairman of the board that same year, will succeed as chairman of the board. In a career spanning more than 37 years, Hendler has held key positions at Leviton. Before his appointment as president, he served as executive vice president, where he directed strategic planning, human resources and distribution initiatives, as well as sales, marketing and product development for Leviton North America and subsidiary, American Insulated Wire. He has also served on the Education Foundation for the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) and as a member of the government relations committee of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). In addition, he has served on the advisory committees of both IMARK and Affiliated Distributors. Sokolow began his career at Leviton in 1961, starting out as a summer intern and working his way up to facilities manager and numerous other positions before his appointment to executive vice president, where he directed the company’s manufacturing, engineering, distribution and information technology operations. Sokolow has served the industry as technical chairman of the Electronic Data Exchange Joint Committee of NAED, NEMA and NEMRA and was chairman of NEMA’s Wiring Device Section.