Barry Litwin is a highly respected CEO with an impressive track record in leading companies within the industrial distribution and consumer retail sectors. His extensive leadership experience encompasses roles in publicly traded companies and private equity-backed firms, where he has consistently demonstrated an ability to drive significant growth in revenue, operational efficiency, and profitability. He is renowned for his strategic leadership and ability to nurture innovation and build cohesive, high-performing teams.
Throughout his distinguished career, Barry has positioned himself as an invaluable advisor to business leaders and organizations, providing strategic guidance that has led to transformative growth. His transformational and adaptive leadership style fosters collaboration, engages associates, and prioritizes operational excellence. He emphasizes a customer-centric approach to problem-solving, ensuring accountability and ownership across all organizational levels.
Barry employs a strategic planning framework, the Five by Five, which identifies and capitalizes on initiatives to maximize value and enhance organizational efficiency. He firmly believes in improving the overall customer experience as a critical driver of financial performance. His leadership has been pivotal in initiating strategies that strengthen digital and omnichannel capabilities, enhance product quality, improve sales force efficiency, expedite product development, and optimize supply chain operations.
From April 2015 to January 2019, Barry served as the CEO of Adorama, where he successfully transformed the company into a leading retailer of professional cameras and consumer electronics. Under his leadership, implementing the FOCUS strategy revitalized core business areas, significantly expanding the company’s high-margin offerings and strengthening its position in a competitive market.
After his successful stint at Adorama, Barry took on the CEO role at Global Industrial Company from January 2019 to August 2024. In this capacity, he oversaw an industrial supply distributor with annual sales exceeding $1.3 billion. He launched the "Accelerating the Customer Experience" strategy, which streamlined the processes for selecting, purchasing, and delivering large MRO items, significantly enhancing the company’s competitive stance and increasing its market capitalization by $700 million. His strategic mergers and acquisitions, notably the acquisition of Indoff in May 2024, broadened the company's customer base and opened new market opportunities.
Barry Litwin’s leadership is marked by his commitment to creating a positive organizational culture that values collaboration, trust, and accountability. His strategic and customer-focused approach continues to define his success as a leader in the industry.
