Our Team – Douglas Suddarth
Douglas Suddarth
EVP & Chief Operating Officer
Doug supports Gehr customers through leading and managing the company’s operating and supply chain teams. He is responsible for safe company-wide import, production and distribution operations, quality and delivery performance plus strategic business and capital planning. Doug works as part of the executive leadership team to leverage the company’s values, history and accomplishments to continue building a world-class industrial supplies business.
Prior to joining Gehr Doug served in a variety of executive management roles in global manufacturing and third-party logistics companies. He is a veteran of the United States Navy who earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and his master’s degree in business administration from The College of William and Mary. Doug is a member of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), several non-profit boards, leadership, and business advisory groups.