New CEO appointed at Optimas
15 April 2016
On 4th March 2016 Optimas OE Solutions LLC announced the appointment of Anesa Chaibi as chief executive officer and board member, effective immediately.
John Becker, partner at American Industrial Partners (Optimas’ majority shareholder) and Optimas board member, commented: “We are extremely excited to partner with Anesa as the CEO of Optimas. In her prior role as the president and CEO of facilities maintenance at HD Supply, Anesa and her team transformed the business and grew revenue and EBITDA from approximately US$840 million and US$90 million, respectively, to US$2.5 billion and nearly US$500 million, respectively, over the span of a decade. Anesa is an extremely talented CEO and her experience and capabilities are particularly well suited for Optimas.”
John Becker continued: “We would like to thank Ian Clarke for his significant contribution to Optimas over the past seven years. Optimas is a leading global provider of supply chain solutions serving many of the world’s most demanding original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers. The company is well positioned to continue advancing on its growth trajectory.”
“I am very excited about becoming the CEO of Optimas and look forward to working with our best in class employees and suppliers to deliver winning solutions for our customers,” said Anesa Chaibi. “Optimas’ scale, diversity, strong customer relationships, talented employee base, and differentiated technical capabilities, are unique in the distribution space and I look forward to providing exceptional service to our customers and creating long-term value at Optimas.”
Anesa Chaibi brings 27 years of professional experience gained at General Electric and HD Supply, ranging across a variety of business functions including manufacturing, operations, production, marketing, corporate initiatives, global sourcing, and Six Sigma Quality. She was a business leader within GE silicones, plastics, power systems, industrial systems, water & process technologies and infrastructure before joining HD Supply. Most recently she served as president and CEO, facilities maintenance for HD Supply Holdings Inc – one of the largest industrial distributors in North America with over US$9 billion revenue. The facilities maintenance business serves diverse end markets with over 60,000 SKUs, over 5,000 employees, 44 distribution centres, and a dedicated fleet of more than 700 delivery trucks.
Optimas is a leading, global provider of integrated supply chain solutions and engineering support focused on delivering highly engineered custom fasteners and other ‘C’ Class components – to a global customer base of large, industrial companies as well as small and medium sized companies. Formally the business was the OEM-Supply segment of Anixter. Optimas serves over 2,200 customers, employing nearly 2,000 people operating across 70 global locations. In fiscal 2015, Optimas supplied its global customers over 8 billion components from more than 100,000 SKUs sourced from over 3,800 vendors.
