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JAW Lighting
Jim Williams, who recently founded JAW Lighting and was the former CEO of KSA Lighting & Controls, the Chicago-based mega-rep, will now represent Cooper Lighting in the Nashville, TN, area, according to an InsideLighting.com Linkedin post.
Kunz Powell & Associates
Omni Cable, (OmniCable), West Chester, PA, announced that Kunz Powell & Associates will now serve as an authorized agent representing the company’s full product portfolio across western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Kunz-Powell was founded in 1983.
Forward Solutions & RB Sales, ElectroRep and Fields Electrical Sales
Forward Solutions, Alpharetta GA, made several leadership changes designed to strengthen its Electrical Division locally and nationally. Bill Devereaux with RB Sales steps into the role of president. RB Sales, Hiawatha, IA, became part of Forward Solutions in 2023.
Mike Hall, Scott Holtgrieve and Paul Staten have been appointed regional VPs, now responsible for leading the overall business and strategy in their focused regions. Their leadership will drive growth and meet customer needs locally in their territories.
Kelly Boyd, executive VP, will focus on market share development in Northern California, home to several of the nation's largest electrical contractors. Forward Solutions anticipates that his long-standing relationships with leading electrical contractors in the area that he built with ElectroRep, Sausalito and Irvine, CA, (also now part of Forward Solutions), will allow the Electrical Division to scale customer support and growth in that market. Additionally, he will lead the company’s relationships with regional and national electrical contractors nationwide in key vertical markets related to electrical infrastructure growth.
Skip Watson is now executive VP, concentrating on building strong partnerships with manufacturers. Watson joined Forward Solutions this year through its acquisition of Fields Electrical Sales, Lebanon, OH.
Dan Riedell was appointed VP of Operations, overseeing the operations critical to the Electrical Division’s success with customers and manufacturer partners. Riedell joined Forward Solutions through its RB Sales acquisition.