Barry Litwin
| Barry Litwin | |
|---|---|
 Barry_Litwin.jpg Barry Litwin, CEO of TestEquity | |
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | New York, USA |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Loyola University Chicago, Quinlan School of Business (MBA, Supply Chain Management) |
| 💼 Occupation | Chief Executive Officer |
| Known for | CEO of TestEquity |
| 🌐 Website | barrylitwin |
Barry Litwin is an American business executive who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of TestEquity (NYSE: DSGR), a distributor of test and measurement solutions and electronic production supplies. He has previously held CEO roles at Party City, Global Industrial Company (NYSE: GIC), and Adorama, and has held senior leadership positions at Sears, Office Depot, and Premier Farnell/Avnet.
Early life and education
Litwin holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Supply Chain Management from the Quinlan School of Business at Loyola University Chicago.[1]
Career
Early leadership roles
Litwin held leadership positions at Sears, Office Depot, and Premier Farnell/Avnet, where he developed experience leading digitally connected, customer-centric enterprises.[1]
Adorama (2015–2019)
From April 2015 to January 2019, Litwin served as CEO of Adorama, an omnichannel retailer of professional cameras, photo-finishing services, and consumer electronics. He led a turnaround of the company through a strategy known internally as "FOCUS" (For Our Customers and Us), which restructured talent, finance, marketing, digital presence, inventory, merchandising, and supply chain operations. Under his leadership, Adorama achieved double-digit growth in revenue, profit, and market share.[1][2]
Global Industrial Company (2019–2024)
Litwin served as CEO of Global Industrial Company (NYSE: GIC) from January 2019 to August 2024, a distributor with annual sales exceeding $1.3 billion. During his tenure, he implemented the "Accelerating the Customer Experience" strategy, expanding the company's customer base to more than one million customers across manufacturing, transportation, retail, and healthcare sectors. The company acquired Indoff in May 2024. According to his Crunchbase profile, his initiatives added approximately $700 million to the company's market capitalization.[2][1]
Party City
Litwin served as CEO of Party City, where he was brought in to lead a turnaround of the financially struggling retailer and improve its customer experience.[1]
TestEquity
Litwin currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of TestEquity (NYSE: DSGR), described as the largest distributor of test and measurement solutions and electronic production supplies in its industry, serving customers across soldering, static control, calibration, and precision tools.[1][3]
Leadership approach
According to his Crunchbase biography, Litwin employs a transformational and adaptive leadership style that emphasizes collaboration, employee engagement, and operational excellence, and applies a "Five by Five" strategic planning framework to identify opportunities for organizational value creation.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "About Barry Litwin". barrylitwin.com. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Barry Litwin". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
- ↑ "Barry Litwin". Distribution Solutions Group. Retrieved 2026-09-11.
