{"id":1669,"date":"2025-08-18T13:07:03","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=1669"},"modified":"2025-08-18T13:14:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T13:14:39","slug":"charlie-bradburn-appointed-president-of-viking-electric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lightingnewsnow.com\/?p=1669","title":{"rendered":"Charlie Bradburn Appointed President of Viking Electric"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Charlie Bradburn has been appointed president of Viking Electric<\/a>, a Sonepar company serving customers across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Chicago. Viking Electric operates 23 branch locations and employs over 900 associates, providing exceptional services and logistical solutions to residential and commercial electrical contractors, as well as the industrial market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bradburn joins Viking Electric with more than two decades of experience in distribution, including leadership positions at Lyman Companies and its parent company, US LBM Holdings, LLC, where he most recently held the position of Regional Vice President for the Midwest. He holds a B.A. in Financial Management and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of St. Thomas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCharlie has a strong track record of aligning strategy with customer needs and building high-performing teams that drive EBIT growth,\u201d said Rob Taylor, President of Sonepar Americas<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s equally committed to employee engagement and creating clear pathways for associates to build fulfilling careers. We\u2019re excited to welcome Charlie to Viking Electric and look forward to the impact his leadership will have on the business and the associates.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added Bradburn, \u201cI\u2019m honored to join Viking Electric and lead this exceptional team. Sonepar has made exciting investments in supply chain capabilities and digital innovation across their operating companies, and I look forward to building on Viking Electric\u2019s impressive growth trajectory and operational excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bradburn succeeds Stacy Stanslaski, who was appointed VP\/Business Transformation at Sonepar USA in March and has continued to lead Viking Electric in the interim. In her new role, Stanslaski is bringing her leadership and strategic expertise to Sonepar\u2019s national transformation initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Charlie Bradburn has been appointed president of Viking Electric, a Sonepar company serving customers across Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Chicago. Viking Electric operates 23 branch locations and employs over 900 associates, providing exceptional services and logistical solutions to residential and commercial electrical contractors, as well as the industrial market. 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