Ace Hardware Names Mark Spanswick President and General Manager of Ace Wholesale Holdings LLC

Spanswick, 48, joins Ace Hardware from W. W. Grainger where he spent the last 27 years in a variety of leadership roles. Most recently, Spanswick served as the Regional Sales Vice President where he was responsible for sales and channel strategy development and deployment. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Mergers, Acquisitions and Sales Integration.

“We are pleased to welcome Mark to his new role as the leader of Ace Wholesale Holdings,” said John Surane, Executive Vice President, Merchandising, Retail Operations, Business to Business, and Wholesale Holdings. “Mark has consistently demonstrated the ability to lead teams through complex business situations and build cohesive sales organizations. Mark’s leadership and talents will serve us well in our quest to further grow Ace Wholesale Holdings.”