Why This Matters to Distributors: The appointment highlights how distributors are scaling through acquisitions while relying on decentralized operating models to retain local expertise and customer relationships.
Singer Industrial, a North American distributor of industrial rubber, fluid power and related engineered products, has promoted president Pete Haberbosch to chief executive officer.
Haberbosch will lead the Dallas-based distributor’s next phase of growth, continuing to emphasize its “coordinated autonomy” operating model — a structure that combines centralized scale with decentralized decision-making at the business unit level.
The leadership transition comes as Singer Industrial continues to expand through acquisitions and organic growth across industrial end markets, including manufacturing, construction, agriculture, and energy.
Chairman Don Fritzinger said Haberbosch has played a significant role in shaping the company’s strategy.
“Pete has been instrumental in developing and executing the coordinated autonomy model that defines Singer Industrial today,” Fritzinger said in a statement. “His leadership ensures we will continue to grow with purpose — leveraging scale while staying close to our customers.”
Haberbosch previously served as president, where he helped develop the company’s operating structure and acquisition strategy. That model is designed to preserve the technical expertise, customer relationships and local responsiveness of acquired businesses while integrating shared services, financial systems, and operational support at the corporate level.
Singer Industrial said its approach is built on centralized infrastructure and shared services, local operational control, and an acquisition strategy that maintains the identity and leadership of acquired companies.
The model allows the company to expand its footprint while limiting disruption to existing operations and preserving application-specific expertise in areas such as fluid conveyance and engineered solutions.
As CEO, Haberbosch is expected to continue advancing the company’s acquisition strategy under that framework, focusing on scalable growth while maintaining service levels and technical capabilities.
Singer Industrial did not disclose additional executive changes tied to the transition.
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