As part of ambitious plans for transformational growth in its second century of innovation, the Board of Directors of Turtle, one of the country’s largest independent electrical and industrial distributors, has announced that effective, Jayne Millard, Executive Chairman of the Board and fourth-generation family leader, and Luis Valls, President of Turtle’s Electrical Division, will head the company as Co-CEOs. With a core mission of accelerating the transition to clean, sustainable energy Rethinking Energy and Advancing Tomorrow together they bring a unique perspective and diversity of thought combining Millard’s strategic vision and Valls’ industry-leading engineering expertise.
In keeping with a multi-year succession management plan, Kathleen Shanahan, who served as CEO, will assume a senior advisory role continuing her legacy of remarkable leadership. Turtle sustains its decades-long certification as a WBE.
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“This succession plan involved the Board of Directors, Kathleen and Luis,” explains Millard. “I want to pay tribute to Kathleen whose extraordinary guidance has left an indelible mark on Turtle and prepared us for this exciting next stage in Turtle’s trajectory. I also congratulate Luis, who has been a beacon of leadership as the President of the Electrical Division since 2018, consistently fulfilling our customers’ mission-critical needs with innovation and enhanced sustainability.”
Millard continues, “Luis and I will jointly drive our company brand value of ‘Radical Collaboration’ and invite members of our community of customers, suppliers, partners and others who share our passion for uncovering actionable energy solutions to join us in transforming the electrical and power ecosystem. Toward this most profound challenge of our time, I am eager to take an active leadership role as Co-CEO while maintaining strategic leadership as Executive Chair of the Turtle Board.”
As a 30-year industry veteran with over 20 years at Turtle, Valls brings to the Co-CEO role his respected experience in engineering customer solutions that achieve energy efficiencies and enhance the lives of the people and communities they touch. His resume includes high profile projects such as the World Trade Center Reconstruction, NYU Langone Medical Center, and Hudson Yards. Valls says, “There has never been a more exciting time for our industry to enable public and private sector leaders to design and accelerate their electrification strategies.”
SOURCE : PRNewswire