Steven Margolius

President and CEO at Distribution International

Steven Margolius joined Distribution International as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors in June 2017. He has earned more than 30 years of operational and financial leadership experience in industrial distribution and manufacturing industries while serving at HD Supply, Arrow Electronics, and GE.

Prior to joining DI, Steve was a senior leader in multiple HD Supply (HDS) businesses before and after HDS became a publicly traded company. In HDS's largest business unit, Facilities Maintenance, he was Chief Sales Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Other roles during his 10 years of service at HDS include CEO and President of HDS Power Solutions, Chief Commercial Officer for HDS, Chief Operating Officer for Power Solutions, and President of HDS's Electrical and Plumbing/HVAC business.

Steve served as Vice President of Finance and Support Services for Arrow Electronics' North American Components Division from 2001 to 2006. In addition to his financial leadership role at Arrow, he led the logistics organization and the global lean sigma team. He was with GE from 1987 to 2001 in multiple financial leadership positions in U.S. and European-based manufacturing businesses, including GE Plastics and GE Appliances.

Steve holds a bachelor's degree from State University of New York and has attended advanced business leadership programs at Harvard Business School and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Timeline

  • President and CEO

    Current role