People On the Move: June 27, 2025 Update

Mayer Electric Supply/Rexel (Birmingham, AL)

Sam Morse is now district vice president - Virginia at Mayer Electric, according to a LinkedIn post. He most recently worked for City Electric Supply for more than 21 years.

Electrical Board of Missouri & Illinois (Fenton, MO)

The board recently installed new officers, according to a LinkedIn post:  Bob Mirbaha, chairperson, Metro Electric Supply; Joe Young, 1st vice chairperson, ArchKey Solutions/Sachs Electric; Kristina Steiger, 2nd vice chairperson, Schaeffer Marketing Group (newly added to executive officers); Philip Wentz, treasurer & education chairperson, McClure Engineering-St. Louis (MEP); and Craig Schild, past chairperson, AZCO/ Burns & McDonnell Co.
EBMI's full 2025-2026 board of directors also includes Tom Bush, Eaton; Riley Adams,  Ameren Illinois; Chris Arb, McCarthy Building Companies; Brian Berninger, Graybar; Ron Black, Graybar; Adam Boston, Fabick Cat; Kevin Bridick, Compass Electrical Solutions; Joe Burns, Guarantee Electrical Co.; Greg Coleman, Butler Supply; Clark Costello, CK Power; Brian Cuffle, Ameren Illinois; Rob Dixon, Ameren Missouri; Jerry Dorhauer, Bell Electrical Contractors; Donald Harrod, Echo Electric; Clayte Jones, Cummins Sales and Service; Mike Kelsch, Agilix; Mike Kemper, Pyramid Electrical Contractors; Warren Kohm, Farnsworth Group; Melissa Meywes, Eaton-Cooper Power Series Products; Bryan Shannon, BHMG Engineers Inc.; and Rich Sanders, Lester Sales. Congratulations to all of these execs on their appointments.

National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) (Arlington, VA)

NEMA announced that Patrick Hughes, senior vice president of Strategy, Technical and Industry Affairs, has been appointed to the board of directors of the New Buildings Institute (NBI). The appointment reflects growing collaboration between NEMA and NBI on accelerating the transition to electrified, efficient and net zero buildings.
 The New Buildings Institute is a nonprofit organization that works with industry, utilities and governments to improve building performance and promote community benefits and grid integration.

National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) (St. Louis, MO)

Paul Kennedy, chief executive officer of DSG Supply, Plymouth, MN, will serve a second term as chairman of the NAED 2025-2026 board of directors

Wesco International (Pittsburgh, PA)

Effective June 30, Dirk Naylor is promoted to executive vice president and general manager, Communications and Security Solutions (CSS). He succeeds William C. Geary II, who resigned from Wesco to become the chief executive officer of a large, private equity-backed company.  Naylor has been a member of the company's leadership team since 2005.
During this time, Naylor supported many Wesco Communications and Security Solutions' key initiatives, including the company's cross-selling program; the acquisition of Rahi Systems in 2022; the formation of Wesco Data Center Solutions; and the acquisition of Ascent in 2024. He most recently held the role of senior vice president and general manager, USA and Global Accounts.

REP NEWS

Bell & McCoy, Houston, TX, recently announced on LinkedIn that it was expanding into Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming effective June 1. Drew Piller was appointed as the general manager of the independent rep firm’s Rocky Mountain region. As part of that expansion, it now reps BRK and Jefferson Electric in New Mexico.
The company has been adding new employees at a rapid rate in recent months. According to information on the company’s website, over the past month Nash Robbins, Richard Hinojos, Kyle Barley, Carl Giese, Jeremy Cedotal and Collin Thigpen joined the agency.
Lesco, Minneapolis, MN, now represents Kingwire in Minnesota, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin, according to a Linkedin post.

OBITUARY

Ed Heon, one of the industry’s pioneers in harnessing the power of clean electrical product data, passed away on June 9 at 89 years old, according to a LinkedIn post by Denise Keating. His obituary posted at www.legacy.com, said he left his children Christopher (Cindi) of Shelburne Falls, MA; Daniel (Alison) of Casco, ME; and Pamela Smith (Jeffrey) of Hatfield, MA; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. His wife, Maureen, passed away earlier this year.
He graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1959 and the Northeastern University MBA program in 1965, and worked for Uniroyal, Sylvania and SCM Corp. Ed developed, pioneered and operated several of his own companies, primarily in product data management for the auto and electrical distribution industries. He also founded and eventually sold DATAgility to IDEA in 2022.
Ed will be remembered as a visionary in the field of electrical product data, a rabid New England  sports fan, an enthusiastic golfer and expert gardener. The staff of Electrical Wholesaling loved chatting with Ed about electrical product data, and we will miss him. Our prayers go out to his family.