The Association for
Hose and Accessories
Distribution

08/10/2015

Nurturing the Next Generation of Distribution Leaders

Alliance Partners of Industrial Careers Pathway® (ICP) met recently in Denver, Colo., to plan for the future and talk with students from the University of Colorado Denver Business School about the incredibly rewarding careers in industrial distribution. Presenting to the students were:

• Terry Knight, retired, SKF USA Inc., PTDA Foundation
• Curtis Sprague, Branham Corporation-Mt. Empire Rubber Co., NAHAD—The Association for Hose & Accessories Distribution
• Bill Squires, SMC Electric, National Association of Electrical Distributors Education & Research Foundation
• Tribby Warfield, Kaman Industrial Technologies Corporation, PTDA Foundation
• Jay Wilson, Plumbing Distributors, Inc., American Supply Association.

Together, these five industry-leading executives talked about their careers and success in the distribution sector and encouraged about 30 students to seek careers in the field. Students asked provocative questions about energy efficiency, bottom line profit management, flexibility of movement within the industry and variety of job opportunities. The presenters, along with other Alliance Partner representatives, were in Denver for the ICP Steering Committee meeting where they discussed ICP’s progress in meeting its goal of creating awareness of industrial distribution among 16–24 year olds.

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