Why This Matters to Distributors: Midland Industries has named former Quill President Mark Roszkowski CEO as the industrial distributor focuses on growth and operations under private equity owner Gemspring Capital.
Midland Industries has named Mark Roszkowski CEO, putting the former Quill president in charge of an industrial distributor with 11 facilities in the U.S. and Canada.
Midland announced the appointment on Aug. 13. The company did not identify Roszkowski’s predecessor or disclose additional details about the leadership change.
Roszkowski joined Midland in June after serving as president of Quill, the business supplies distributor, according to his professional profile. His background also includes executive roles spanning sales, operations, engineering, finance, and corporate strategy.
At Midland, Roszkowski will oversee a business that distributes fittings, valves, hoses, clamps and related flow-control and connection products. The company serves customers in manufacturing, plumbing, utilities, HVAC, fluid power, and other industrial markets.
Founded in 1919 and based in Kansas City, Midland markets about 37,000 products through 11 facilities across the U.S. and Canada.
Roszkowski said his priorities will include the company’s growth strategy and operations, as well as investments in employees and customer and supplier relationships.
“Mark is an accomplished leader with the experience, commercial orientation and operational discipline to help Midland continue building on its established foundation,” said Alex Funk, managing director at Gemspring Capital.
Roszkowski said he plans to work with Midland employees, customers, and business partners as he takes over the company.
“I look forward to working closely with the Midland team, our customers and our partners to build on the company’s momentum,” he said.
Midland is a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital, a Westport, Connecticut-based private equity firm with $5.1 billion in capital under management.
The appointment puts Roszkowski at the head of Midland as the distributor continues to build its position across industrial flow-control and connection-product markets.
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