Gerber to leave ISA
Five-year president/CEO to leave association to become CEO of Summit Electric Supply.
In an email sent to members of the Industrial Supply Association, current ISA chair Maria Ford of Stanley Black & Decker announced that president/CEO Ed Gerber will be leaving the association.
The email said Gerber will leave to "pursue a transformational professional opportunity that in Ed’s words, 'will be life-changing for him and his family.'" Gerber told Industrial Supply magazine that he will become CEO of Summit Electric Supply, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, which operates in 25 U.S. locations and Dubai, UAE.
Gerber has served as president/CEO of the association for five years.
"The Board of Directors of ISA are extremely proud of Ed and the work he and his team has accomplished to date in positioning ISA as a leader within the channel. We sincerely thank Ed and wish him continued success in the future," Ford said.
The ISA board of directors has unanimously moved to elevate Brendan Breen to the role of executive vice president of ISA in an interim capacity. His new role will include working in full collaboration with the board, leading all aspects of the daily operations of the association including the ISA team. He will continue to drive new and active programs fulfilling the agreed-upon mission and vision of ISA.
"While the board of directors has a fiduciary responsibility to consider all options for the position of ISA President & CEO, the board of directors is extremely confident in Brendan’s ability to lead the association effectively through this interim period. Brendan is a talented, demonstrated leader within the ISA team," Ford said.
Breen’s transition to his new role will begin effective immediately. Gerber will remain in his current role until his formal departure on Nov. 30, and has agreed to make himself available to the board and the ISA team in an advisory role beyond his formal departure date.
The Executive Committee of the board will lead the effort to select the next president/CEO, with the goal of naming the association’s new president and CEO by the week of Jan. 3, 2022.
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