Graybar Appoints Industry Veteran โฃKevin zak โto Lead Industrial Automation Business
ST.LOUIS, Nov. 24, 2025โ – Graybar, a prominent distributor of electrical, industrial, automation, and connectivity products, today announced the โฃappointment ofโ Kevin A. Zak as vice President – Industrialโ Automation Business, โคeffective January 5, 2026. The move signals Graybar’s commitment to expanding its presence in the rapidly evolving industrial automationโฃ sector.
Zak will spearhead strategic initiatives for Graybar’s industrial automation business,focusing on delivering โenhanced service and comprehensive solutions to customers in industrial automation and manufacturing. He brings โขoverโ three decades of โexperience inโข industrialโ automation, digital โคconversion, โฃand advanced manufacturing toโข theโ role.
prior to joining Graybar, Zak spent a significant portion โคof his โฃcareer with Phoenix Contact, a globalโข leader inโ electrification, networking, โand automation solutions. He most recently served as President of the โคIndustrial Components and Electronics business and ledโข the company’s U.S. subsidiary.
“Kevin โฃbrings deep industry expertise and a strong trackโ record of โscaling โcomplex businesses,” โขsaid Bill Mansfield, Senior Vice President – Strategy and Business Development at Graybar.โฃ “His leadership will โhelp us accelerate growth in key industrial segments, strengthen our solutions portfolio, and pursue acquisitions that enhance the value we deliver to customersโ across advanced โmanufacturing.”
Graybar,โ a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest employee-owned businesses in โคNorth America, operates a network of over 350 distribution facilities throughout North America. The company provides โฃa broad rangeโ of products from thousands of manufacturers, supporting customers with supply chain management and logistics โคservices.
Forโ more โฃinformation, visit www.graybar.com or callโ 1-800-GRAYBAR.
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SOURCE โคGraybar