Graybar has promoted a longtime executive to oversee pricing strategy and hired a new leader to head its shared services operations, the company said.
Najam Chohan has been named vice president of strategic pricing. A 1998 hire, Chohan most recently served as director of finance for Graybar’s California district. In his new role, he will lead the company’s pricing strategy, with an emphasis on using data and technology to support profitability and align pricing with customer demand.
Chohan holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Tulane University and a Master of Business Administration in finance from Bentley University.
Graybar also appointed Paul Ferguson as vice president of shared services. Ferguson joins the company from Emerson, where he spent 15 years, most recently as vice president of global financial and business services.
Ferguson will oversee Graybar’s shared services organization, focusing on process standardization and the expanded use of automation and artificial intelligence to improve efficiency and service delivery. He holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and business administration from Carthage College and is a certified public accountant.
CEO Kathleen Mazzarella said the appointments support the company’s ongoing operational and technology initiatives.
Graybar, a Fortune 500 company, distributes electrical, industrial, automation and connectivity products and provides supply chain and logistics services. The employee-owned company operates more than 355 distribution facilities across North America.
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