Brett Hankey

Brett Hankey is Senior Vice President and General Manager of the U.S. Central Division, responsible for sales and operations across the Houston, Gulf Coast, and North Central regions. Prior to this role, he served as Senior Vice President of Operations, leading the teams that consistently deliver on DI's promise of exceptional service: Safety, Strategic Sourcing, Inventory Management, Purchasing, Fabrication, Logistics, Marketing, Pricing, and Communications. He joined DI as Vice President, Strategy and Transformation in July 2017, leading corporate-wide transformation for Sales, Service, and Supply Chain operations.

Brett has more than 20 years of commercial, operational, and strategic leadership experience in industrial distribution and manufacturing industries. His expertise is in leading teams to drive business growth and increase customer value by streamlining operations and improving supply chain effectiveness.

Prior to DI, Brett held several leadership positions at HD Supply including VP, Sales Strategy and VP, Operations and Supply Chain for HD Supply Facility Maintenance and, VP, Strategic Initiatives for HD Supply Corporate.

He began his career with GE where he held various assignments in sales, pricing, marketing, Six Sigma, and operations across GE Water Technology, GE Plastics, GE Supply and GE Industrial and Electrical Control.

Brett holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Florida and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.