Arctic Directory: D. Beatty D’Alessandro joins Univar as CFO

Univar, a global leader in the distribution of chemistry and related services, said Jan. 10 that it has appointed D. Beatty D’Alessandro executive vice president and chief financial officer. D’Alessandro’s appointment follows the announcement that Steven M. Nielsen will be resigning from Univar as executive vice president and CFO.

“Beatty is a highly accomplished and respected financial executive and we are thrilled to have him join our team,” said Erik Fyrwald, Univar president and CEO. “His knowledge of distribution businesses and his expertise in finance and information technology will be tremendous assets for us as we implement our own systems and processes.”

D’Alessandro joins Univar after spending 29 years at Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services. There, he served as senior vice president and CFO as well as on the board of directors. Earlier in his career at Graybar, he served as vice president and chief information officer, overseeing the successful deployment of an enterprise-wide SAP system.

Beatty earned his bachelor’s degree and Master of Business Administration from the University of South Florida. He serves on the Advisory Board of United Missouri Bank, on the Board and Finance Committee of Missouri Baptist Medical Center, and on the Boards of the Make-a-Wish Foundation of Missouri, for which he serves as chairman, and the St. Louis chapter of Junior Achievement.

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