{"id":17451,"date":"2026-06-08T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=587dd3220b7f7c6e996673677a5954a8"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:00:00","slug":"surewerx-appoints-shawn-gregg-as-chief-operating-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=17451","title":{"rendered":"SureWerx\u00ae Appoints Shawn Gregg as Chief Operating Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n<i>Experienced global operator to strengthen execution, scale brands, and accelerate performance across SureWerx platform<\/i><\/p><p>CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SureWerx, a leading global manufacturer of personal protective equipment, safety products, tools and equipment solutions, today announced the appointment of Shawn Gregg as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective June 15, 2026. Gregg will report directly to CEO Scott Dowell and will lead commercial execution and brand performance across the company\u2019s global portfolio.<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260608601596\/en\/2824905\/5\/SureWerx_Logo_2026.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260608601596\/en\/2824905\/22\/SureWerx_Logo_2026.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260608601596\/en\/2824905\/5\/SureWerx_Logo_2026.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260608601596\/en\/2824905\/21\/SureWerx_Logo_2026.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nShawn joins SureWerx with more than 30 years of leadership experience across the industrial safety and healthcare sectors, with deep expertise in scaling complex organizations and driving consistent operational performance. Most recently, he served as Vice President &amp; General Manager of Global Safety at Wesco International, where he led a large safety business spanning sales, marketing, category management, supply chain, and customer operations across North America.<\/p><p>\nPrior to Wesco, Gregg led a number of 3M businesses in a series of senior leadership roles. As Vice President of Safety &amp; Fire Protection, he led a large-scale safety portfolio and played a key role in integrating major acquisitions and expanding the business across North America. He previously spent 5 years leading the 3M Industrial Supplies business for Asia \/ Pacific based out of Singapore. Across his career, Gregg has built a track record of improving execution, simplifying operations, and delivering durable growth across diverse markets and geographies.<\/p><p>\n\u201cShawn is a proven operator who knows how to translate product and category strategy into execution,\u201d said Scott Dowell, CEO of SureWerx. \u201cHe brings a unique combination of commercial depth, operational discipline, and global experience. As we continue to scale SureWerx, Shawn will play a critical role in strengthening how we execute across our brands, support our distributor partners, and convert our opportunities into consistent performance.\u201d<\/p><p>\n\u201cI\u2019m excited to join SureWerx and step into this role at an important point in the company\u2019s growth,\u201d said Gregg. \u201cThe strength of the company\u2019s brands, its channel relationships, and its market position create a significant opportunity. My focus will be on building on that foundation\u2014driving execution, improving speed and consistency across the business, and ensuring we deliver for our customers and partners every day.\u201d<\/p><p>\nGregg holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering Technology from Bemidji State University and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Industrial Supply Association (ISA) and Aatmunn Technologies.<\/p><p>\nAbout SureWerx<\/p><p>\nCo-headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and Chicago, Illinois, SureWerx is a leading global manufacturer of personal protective equipment, safety products along with tool and safety solutions. SureWerx markets its safety products under multiple owned brands including Jackson Safety, Sellstrom, Pioneer, PeakWorks, ADA Solutions, Armor Tile, Access Tile, Due North, K1, Avenger, Nautilus, MEGAComfort, NEOS, Oberon, FALL SAFE and Reliance Fall Protection brands. SureWerx markets its tool solutions under the owned brands of JET, Strongarm, American Forge &amp; Foundry, STARTECH and ITC brands. SureWerx offers unparalleled access to its brands through its distributor network servicing the industrial, construction, safety, electrical, utilities, resources, transportation &amp; logistics, automotive aftermarket, and warehousing markets globally. SureWerx is a Partners Group portfolio company. For more information, visit <a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fcan01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.surewerx.com%252F%26data%3D05%257C02%257Csdowell%2540surewerx.com%257C4bce004a89a648f2b7cf08dec24dde15%257Cca76b8f480824772b115877030a76777%257C0%257C0%257C639161836860600941%257CUnknown%257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%253D%253D%257C0%257C%257C%257C%26sdata%3D5SJpJaiRblEdtAPrePjA8glfsH8TNPgnk0Zyf%252FRxq%252Bg%253D%26reserved%3D0&amp;esheet=54547999&amp;newsitemid=20260608601596&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.surewerx.com&amp;index=1&amp;md5=9db5cfe684b4dcc6345b177528828534\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">www.surewerx.com<\/a>.<\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\nMegan Donoghue\n<br\/>Magnolia Marketing Communications\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:megan@magnoliamc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">megan@magnoliamc.com<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Experienced global operator to strengthen execution, scale brands, and accelerate performance across SureWerx platformCHICAGO&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;SureWerx, a leading global manufacturer of personal protective equipment, safety products, tools and equipm&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-infos-businesswire"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17451"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17452,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17451\/revisions\/17452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}