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Ace Hardware Corporation has promoted Tom Molleur to vice president of distribution.
Molleur will report to Lori Bossmann, Ace’s executive vice president of supply chain. He will oversee the operations of Ace Hardware’s 14 retail support centers as well as its transportation–including six cross dock locations– and engineering departments.
“We are thrilled to have Tom, a distinguished supply chain professional, join the Ace Hardware distribution team,” Lori Bossmann says. “By leveraging a myriad of outside experience in the supply chain realm, Tom’s extensive background in logistics and strategic distribution management will make an immediate impact on the efficiency of Ace Hardware’s operations.”
Molleur, 48, first joined Ace Hardware in 1986 and began his 12-year career with the co-op as a distribution manager, working at several of Ace’s retail support centers. Previously, he served as chief operating officer for LeanCor Supply Chain Group and vice president of supply chain for Saint-Gobain/Norton Abrasives.
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