Robert H. Connors

President and Chief Executive Officer Gexpro Services

Last Reviewed: September 29, 2026

Executive Summary

Robert H. Connors is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gexpro Services, a supply chain services provider that manages production-line parts, kitting, logistics and field installation programs for original equipment manufacturers in renewable energy, industrial power, transportation, aerospace and defense and technology. Gexpro Services is a wholly owned subsidiary of Distribution Solutions Group (NASDAQ: DSGR), where Connors is one of the named executive officers. A General Electric veteran who joined the business in 2004, he has led it as CEO since 2019, a period that took it out of Rexel’s ownership and into a publicly listed distribution group.

Career Highlights

• President and Chief Executive Officer of Gexpro Services since 2019, and an executive officer of Distribution Solutions Group.
• Serves on the Gexpro Services board of directors, according to DSG.
• Heads a business with more than 35 service center sites in thirteen countries and over 2,100 customers in more than 52 countries.
• Led the company through its acquisition from Rexel by LKCM Headwater Investments and its 2022 combination with Lawson Products and TestEquity to form Distribution Solutions Group.
• Spent 18 years at General Electric, rising to Division President and General Manager of GE Supply Logistics.
• Earlier held leadership roles at Rexel Holdings USA.

Professional Journey

Connors spent 18 years at General Electric, beginning in field roles at GE Supply as a branch manager, operations manager and sales leader. He moved up through GE’s industrial businesses as Region Sales Manager for the Industrial Systems Automation, Technology & Services business and General Manager of Sales for GE Transmission & Distribution, and became Division President and General Manager of GE Supply Logistics.

The business he now runs grew out of the same GE lineage. General Electric created GE Supply Production Services in 1996 to support its gas turbine manufacturing operations in Greenville, South Carolina. In 2006 Rexel acquired GE Supply and its subsidiaries, and the production services business was rebranded Gexpro Services the following year. Connors joined the business in 2004, according to DSG, and held leadership positions at Rexel Holdings USA.

He became President and Chief Executive Officer of Gexpro Services in 2019. Around the same time, LKCM Headwater Investments acquired Gexpro Services from Rexel, and his employment agreement dates from the end of 2019. In April 2022 Distribution Solutions Group was formed through the combination of Lawson Products, TestEquity and Gexpro Services, with Gexpro Services becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the listed group. Connors has been a reporting officer of DSG since then.

Under DSG, Gexpro Services describes itself as a global supply chain solutions provider for mission-critical production line management, aftermarket and field installation programs. It offers vendor-managed inventory, kitting, global logistics, manufacturing localisation, value engineering and quality assurance, with roughly 3,300 suppliers and 53,000 products. Most of its revenue comes from long-term agreements with OEM customers, the largest of them in renewable energy. The group’s stated strategy is to grow wallet share with existing customers, expand geographically with them, and use acquisitions to widen its installation and aftermarket services.

Education

Northeastern University

B.S., Political Science (minor in Economics)