TillmanCarlson Recruits Ronald Knutson as Chief Financial Officer
for Lawson Products, Inc.
Chicago, IL (November 13, 2009) – TillmanCarlson is pleased to announce the recruitment of Ronald J. Knutson as Chief Financial Officer for Lawson Products, Inc.
Knutson joins Lawson Products from Frozen Food Express Industries (NASDAQ: FFEX), a $500M transportation services and logistics company, where he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to FFE, Knutson spent ten years with Ace Hardware Corporation where he most recently served as Vice President, Finance for this $3.8 billion wholesale distribution and retail services provider. Earlier, Knutson served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer for Mascal Electric, and spent nine years in public accounting at KMPG where he was a Senior Manager.
Knutson holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Illinois State University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
About Lawson Products, Inc.
Headquartered in Des Plaines, IL, Lawson Products, Inc. is an international leader in selling and distributing services, systems, and products to the industrial, commercial, and institutional maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) market. The company also manufacturers, sells, and distributes production and specialized component parts, and provides services and systems to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). For further information on Lawson Products, visit www.lawsonproducts.com.
About TillmanCarlson
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, TillmanCarlson is a senior level executive search firm serving a broad range of companies from venture-backed start-ups to large, global corporations.
