Fastenal Names New Executive Vice President of Strategy and Communications
Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) has announced the promotion of Donnalee K. Papenfuss to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Strategy and Communications, effective November 1, 2024. In this role, Papenfuss will lead marketing and drive strategic initiatives in technology, sales, and ESG, while enhancing communication efforts to support these initiatives.
Papenfuss has been with Fastenal since 1999, most recently serving as Vice President of Contract Development and Support from February 2014 to October 2024. Her responsibilities have included sales enablement, development, and support functions, as well as overseeing Fastenal's internal chatbot and digital assistant, Blue, and leading the company's ESG Community of Practice.
CEO Dan Florness expressed excitement about Papenfuss's vision and leadership as Fastenal continues to evolve as a technology-focused supply chain partner to its customers.
Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) ha annunciato la promozione di Donnalee K. Papenfuss al nuovo ruolo di Vicepresidente Esecutivo di Strategia e Comunicazione, che entrer脿 in vigore il 1 novembre 2024. In questo ruolo, Papenfuss guider脿 le attivit脿 di marketing e promuover脿 iniziative strategiche in tecnologia, vendite ed ESG, migliorando al contempo gli sforzi comunicativi a supporto di queste iniziative.
Papenfuss 猫 parte di Fastenal dal 1999, avendo ricoperto pi霉 recentemente il ruolo di Vicepresidente dello Sviluppo e Supporto Contratti da febbraio 2014 a ottobre 2024. Le sue responsabilit脿 hanno incluso abilitazione alle vendite, funzioni di sviluppo e supporto, oltre a supervisionare il chatbot interno e l'assistente digitale di Fastenal, Blue, e guidare la Comunit脿 di Pratica ESG dell'azienda.
Il CEO Dan Florness ha espresso entusiasmo riguardo alla visione e leadership di Papenfuss mentre Fastenal continua a evolversi come partner tecnologico nella catena di fornitura per i suoi clienti.
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Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) a annonc茅 la promotion de Donnalee K. Papenfuss au nouveau poste de Vice-Pr茅sidente Ex茅cutive de la Strat茅gie et de la Communication, qui prendra effet le 1er novembre 2024. Dans ce r么le, Papenfuss dirigera le marketing et impulsionnera des initiatives strat茅giques en mati猫re de technologie, de ventes et d'ESG, tout en renfor莽ant les efforts de communication pour soutenir ces initiatives.
Papenfuss travaille chez Fastenal depuis 1999, ayant r茅cemment occup茅 le poste de Vice-Pr茅sidente du D茅veloppement et du Support des Contrats de f茅vrier 2014 脿 octobre 2024. Ses responsabilit茅s comprenaient l'habilitation des ventes, les fonctions de d茅veloppement et de support, ainsi que la supervision du chatbot interne et de l'assistant num茅rique de Fastenal, Blue, et la direction de la Communaut茅 de Pratique ESG de l'entreprise.
Le CEO Dan Florness a exprim茅 son enthousiasme face 脿 la vision et au leadership de Papenfuss alors que Fastenal continue d'茅voluer en tant que partenaire ax茅 sur la technologie dans la cha卯ne d'approvisionnement pour ses clients.
Die Fastenal Company (Nasdaq: FAST) hat die Bef枚rderung von Donnalee K. Papenfuss zur neu geschaffenen Position der Executive Vice President f眉r Strategie und Kommunikation bekannt gegeben, die am 1. November 2024 in Kraft tritt. In dieser Rolle wird Papenfuss das Marketing leiten und strategische Initiativen in den Bereichen Technologie, Vertrieb und ESG vorantreiben, w盲hrend sie die Kommunikationsanstrengungen zur Unterst眉tzung dieser Initiativen verbessert.
Papenfuss ist seit 1999 bei Fastenal und war zuletzt von Februar 2014 bis Oktober 2024 als Vice President f眉r Vertragsentwicklung und -unterst眉tzung t盲tig. Zu ihren Aufgaben geh枚rten die Verkaufsf枚rderung, Entwicklungs- und Unterst眉tzungsfunktionen sowie die Aufsicht 眉ber den internen Chatbot und digitalen Assistenten von Fastenal, Blue, und die Leitung der ESG-Community of Practice des Unternehmens.
CEO Dan Florness 盲u脽erte sich begeistert 眉ber Papenfuss' Vision und F眉hrung, w盲hrend Fastenal sich weiterhin als technologieorientierter Partner in der Lieferkette f眉r seine Kunden weiterentwickelt.
- Creation of a new executive position focusing on strategy and communications
- Promotion of a long-term employee with 25 years of experience at the company
- Emphasis on technology, sales, and ESG initiatives
- None.
Ms. Papenfuss has served as Fastenal's Vice President of Contract Development and Support from February 2014 to October 2024. In this role, she has led teams responsible for various sales enablement, sales development, and sales support functions 鈥� from providing tools and resources to help sellers in the field succeed in their roles to developing proposals and facilitating workflows for contract negotiations. In recent years, her role has expanded to include oversight of Blue (Fastenal's internal chatbot and digital assistant) as well as leadership of Fastenal's ESG Community of Practice. In the past year, Ms. Papenfuss has also facilitated the corporate strategic planning process with company executives. From July 2006 to February 2014, Ms. Papenfuss was our Director of Government and Diversity Affairs. Ms. Papenfuss joined Fastenal in 1999 and, prior to July 2006, served in various roles of increasing responsibility.
"Congratulations to Donnalee, her teams, and everyone who has helped her develop her skill set over the course of her 25-year career at Fastenal," said Fastenal CEO Dan Florness. "We're excited for the vision and leadership she'll bring as we continue to evolve as a technology-focused supply chain partner to our customers."
About Fastenal
Fastenal provides a broad offering of industrial supplies, including fastener, safety, and metal cutting products, to manufacturing, construction, and state and local government customers through more than 3,500 in-market locations (branches and customer-specific Onsite locations) spanning 25 countries. With continual investment in tailored local inventory, dedicated local experts, and flexible FMI庐 (Fastenal Managed Inventory) and digital solutions, we help our business partners achieve product and process savings across the supply chain 鈥� a "high-touch, high-tech" approach encapsulated by our tagline, Where Industry Meets Innovation鈩�. Our local service teams are supported by 17 regional distribution centers, a captive logistics fleet, multiple teams of industry specialists and support personnel, and robust sourcing, quality, and manufacturing resources, enabling us to grow by getting closer to customers and providing innovative and comprehensive solutions to customer supply chain challenges.
Additional information regarding Fastenal is available on the Fastenal Company website at .
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