Turtle Announces New Leadership for a New Century: Jayne Millard and Luis Valls Named Co-CEOs
CLARK, N.J., Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of ambitious plans for transformational growth in its second century of innovation, the Board of Directors of Turtle, one of the country's largest independent electrical and industrial distributors, has announced that effective today, Jayne Millard, Executive Chairman of the Board and fourth-generation family leader, and Luis Valls, President of Turtle's Electrical Division, will head the company as Co-CEOs. With a core mission of accelerating the transition to clean, sustainable energy — Rethinking Energy and Advancing Tomorrow — together they bring a unique perspective and diversity of thought combining Millard's strategic vision and Valls' industry-leading engineering expertise.
- "This succession plan involved the Board of Directors, Kathleen and Luis," explains Millard.
- Toward this most profound challenge of our time, I am eager to take an active leadership role as Co-CEO while maintaining strategic leadership as Executive Chair of the Turtle Board."
- Millard is the third generation of women to lead Turtle, a 100-year-old, family- and woman-owned enterprise co-founded by her great-grandfather in 1923.
- Growing up in the business, Millard held positions of increasing responsibility before being named CEO in 2010 and Executive Chairman in 2016.