Posted June 15, 2011
Interline brands names new senior VP of sales
Interline Brands appointed John McDonald as senior vice president of sales.
"We are pleased to welcome John to the Interline team," said Michael Grebe, chairman and chief executive officer. "John comes to us with an impressive track record of sales performance over his 20 plus year career, with significant experience in shaping strategy, improving sales performance and developing and motivating teams. The addition of John to Interline Brands is an important step in our plan to profitably grow our business through expanding customer relationships, penetrating new markets, driving national account growth, and accelerating sales on our e-commerce platform."
McDonald will assume responsibility for the company's sales efforts and will report to Ken Sweder, president and chief operating officer.
McDonald joins Interline after serving as president and chief operating officer of Service Brands International, a multi-concept franchisor. Prior to this, he held position at Kinko's, Moore Corporation and Manpower Corporation. He has an undergraduate degree in economics from the University of Western Ontario in Toronto.
